Sophy Gray: Biography, Facts and Career
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Sophia Margaret "Sophie" Gray (28 October 1843 – 15 March 1882), later Sophia Margaret Caird, was a Scottish model for her brother-in-law, the Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais. She was a younger sister of Euphemia "Effie" Gray, who married Millais in 1855 after the annulment of her marriage to John Ruskin. The spelling of her name was, after around 1861, sometimes "Sophy," but only within the family. In public she was known as Sophie and later in life, after her marriage, as Sophia. From the late 1860s, she suffered from a mental illness which seems to have involved a form of anorexia nervosa. In 1873, she married the Scottish entrepreneur James Caird and together they had a daughter. She died in 1882, probably as a result of her anorexia.
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- Full name: Sophy Gray
- Born: 1843-10-28
- Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Known as: Fashion figure
- Wikidata ID: Q1826363
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Who is Sophy Gray?
Sophia Margaret "Sophie" Gray (28 October 1843 – 15 March 1882), later Sophia Margaret Caird, was a Scottish model for her brother-in-law, the Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais.
What nationality is Sophy Gray?
Sophy Gray is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
When was Sophy Gray born?
Sophy Gray was born on 1843-10-28.
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