Vanessa (Millais painting) 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 the first time the detailed finish that was still to be seen in "Waking" and "Sleeping", exhibited in the previous year. Influenced by the work of Diego Velázquez and Joshua Reynolds, Millais paints with dramatic, visible brush strokes in vivid colours, creating what has
Vanessa Villante Of her exit, she said that while it was not her choice to leave, there could have been worse endings. Sumarwata admitted that she had a feeling her character would be axed when ten regular characters were introduced during her time on the show. She added "They gave us six months' notice, but the thought of saying goodbye to the cast and crew never got easier." Jasek commented that Vanessa could return in the future. Vanessa departed with Lucas on 24 September 2013. On 28 November 2014, it was announced that Sumarwata had reprised her role as part of "Neighbours"'