The Child of the Regiment karl On his return to Milan

On his return to Milan

known primarily for portraits and historical scenes

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although he spent most of his working life in Rome

The Child of the Regiment karl On his return to MilanThis shatteringly beautiful piece by the Pre Raphaelite master John Everett Millais was produced during the middle years of the Crimean War, when Britain was allied with France and others against the Russian Empire. This was the first war to be photographed, the war that transformed Florence Nightingale into a national symbol; its toll in human suffering was widely recognized at the time. The painting's English title, "The Random Shot," stresses the