The flattened modelling, emphasis on pattern making, and imagery of embroidery were all characteristic features of Pre-Raphaelitism. Millais proposed that Collins should become a member of the Brotherhood, but Thomas Woolner and William Michael Rossetti objected, so he never became an official member.
Pre-Raphaelite art emphasized flattened forms, intricate patterns, and imagery inspired by embroidery. Millais proposed that Collins join the Pre-Raphaelites' brotherhood, but Woolner and Rossetti objected, preventing him from becoming a formal member.