Sir John Everett Millais was born on June 8, 1829, and died on August 13, 1896. He was one of the leading artists and founders of the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood group. He was born in Southampton, Hampshire in England. He was an artist from a young age and was encouraged to paint further when his family moved to London, where he attended the Royal Academy of Arts. His style ranged from portrait paintings to landscapes and he was also commissioned by several important political figures, namely William Ewart Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli. He was also made Baronet in 1885. He influenced art styles like Art Deco, Art Nouveau, as well as prominent artists like Vincent van Gogh and James Abbot McNeill Whistler.