It’s not as well known as Millais’ Ophelia, but personally I'm of the opinion that Arthur Hughes' depiction of the tragic girl is the best Ophelia to come from the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and its followers. It was first shown in the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1852, the same year at Millais’ Ophelia and the year Hughes turned twenty.
It hangs in the Manchester City Art Galley, where I saw it the first time. I believe I spent half an hour just staring at it.
Years later Hughes painted another Ophelia, but it is not as good by far.
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