Tennyson’s St Agnes Eve – Compositional Sketch 1855

This is a preliminary sketch, done in pencil on paper, by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Sir John Everett Millais in 1855. The composition is likely for his well-known painting, "Ophelia," completed in 1852. The sketch shows the figure of Ophelia, draped in a flowing gown, standing before a window, looking out into the distance. The hazy lines of the sketch suggest a more detailed and nuanced version of the final composition.