Vanessa (Millais painting) may have married secretly. Vanessa died soon afterwards. Millais also painted a companion piece depicting Stella. The painting is part of the 18th century revival in British art at this time, when a renewed interest in the brushwork of Reynolds and Gainsborough was emerging. Vanessa (Millais painting) Vanessa (1868) is a painting by John Everett Millais in Sudley House, Liverpool. It is a fancy portrait depicting Jonathan Swift's close friend and correspondent Esther Vanhomrigh (1688-1723), who was known by that nickname, which Swift himself invented for her. "Vanessa" represents a major departure in Millais's art because he abandons fully for
Some Girl(s) Sara Powell. The play premiered Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, produced by MCC Theater on June 8, 2006 and closed on July 8, 2006. The play was staged in Toronto at the Tarragon Theatre in the Extra Space from June 27–30, 2012. London's Tower Theatre Company staged a revival of the play from 12 to 16 February 2013 at Theatro Technis in Camden Town. A film adaptation of "Some Girl(s)" premiered at the SXSW Festival on March 9, 2013. Some Girl(s) Some Girl(s) is a play written by Neil LaBute about a man only identified as "Man" who is