Gray, Sophie |
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BORN 28 Oct 1843, Perth, Scotland - DIED 15 Mar 1882, London: Chiswick BIRTH NAME Gray, Sophia Margaret GRAVE LOCATION London: Brompton Cemetery, Old Brompton Road, West Brompton (5E 134,,9 x 6,,0) |
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Sophie Gray was the daughter of the lawyer and businessman George Gray (1798-1877). She was the younger sister of Effie Gray, who was born fifteen years before her. Effie first married John Ruskin, but that marriage was annulled in 1854 and in 1855 she married the painter John Millais. Millais had first painted Sophie in 1854 after he hat met her and Effie and after the marriage he often used Sophie as a model for his paintings, including "Autumn Leaves" (1855-1856) and "Spring (Apple Blossoms)" (1856). Around 1866 she started suffering from anorexia nervosa. She became obsessed with playing the piano and often semd confused. She was placed in Chiswick Asylum, Chiswick under the care of Thomas Harrington Tuke (1826-1888). By 1869 she was well enough to return to Perth. On 16 July 1873 she married the jute manufacturer James Key Caird (1837-1916) from Dundee, who had courted her for several years. Her family did not like him and after the marriage their relations with Caird did not improve. In 1874 she had a daughter, Beatrix Ada. Her marriage was unhappy. Her husband was often away and she spent most of her time with Beatrix. By 1882 she had become thin and weak and returned to Tuke. She died soon afterwards, according to Tuke of exhaustion and atrophy of the nervous system. She was buried at Brompton Cemetery in London. Beatrix died soon afterwards and was buried in the same grave. Related persons • was painted by Millais, John • was painted by Perugini, Charles Edward |
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 The grave of Sophie Gray at Brompton Cemetery, London. Picture by Androom (19 Apr 2024) |
Sources • Find-A-Grave • Sophie Gray - Wikipedia (EN) |
