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The Rescue is an 1855 oil-on-canvas painting by the English artist John Everett Millais. It depicts a fireman carrying three young children from a burning house to safety, with their mother reaching out to receive them back into her arms. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Oil on Canvas 1
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Painting 1
Year Created
1855 1
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1. The Rescue (painting) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Rescue is an oil on canvas painting by John Everett Millais, from 1855.
  • infobox year field: 1855
  • infobox medium field: Oil on canvas
  • In Form: Painting, lead paragraph
    The Rescue is an oil on canvas painting by John Everett Millais, from 1855. It is depiction of a fireman rescuing three children from a house fire, with their mother receiving them back into her arms.
  • Created By: John Everett Millais, Infobox: artist
    John Everett Millais
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