Ophelia, 1866 in the Metropolitan Museum is a printed copy of the original painting and the etching on chine colle made by Millais for the exhibition of the Royal Academy in 1852. The painting shows the the prince's rejected lover named Ophelia, who had fallen into a stream while she went picking wildflowers. When I first came across the artwork I did not see a dead woman in a lake like the description tried to convey. I couldn't help but notice the position of his arms, as if they were limp, not floating outward like a corpse would. His wrists appeared out of the water, his hands were cupped as if his muscles were still functional to keep them that way. It is possible that only this factor contains some idealized elements. Overall the painting made me think that she had simply fallen showing a sense of desperation especially with her facial expression. I chose this work in particular because after taking a thorough walk through the entire museum it was one of the few pieces to truly have my full attention. At first glance I thought it was a photograph, a little old fashioned but a well made and posed black and white image. As a photography major I immediately felt inspired by the image. However, upon reading the description of the piece, I realized that it was a combined painting of different styles such as etching and stippling. This only piqued my interest with this image even more, it looked so realistic with all the details and even the highlights and shadows, I loved it. It was difficult to decipher whether or not it was a painting considering there were no obvious brush strokes visible. This artwork was placed on a separate wall, centered in the exhibit. It was also one of the largest pieces because yo...... in the center of the card...... in a bathtub to complete the composition.”. The purpose behind this work of art was to challenge yourself and try something completely new, regardless of what the viewers of that time period would think, where at that time the audience was a little disturbed by the moment which was something so unusual. It took another artist named James Stephenson to make a print of this piece in 1866 for viewers to admire all the hard work that went into making it. I would never have imagined, even considering the era in which this piece was created, that it would have been made in two separate parts and taken months to finalize. Basically painting a forest and then editing it into a model that you painted while they were lying in a tub demonstrates such a high level of creativity in making sure you accurately capture what a person should look like while floating in water and what the surrounding water looks like the body would appear.