the Shadow of Death. It was a waste of a good shilling. I thought the picture theatrical and detestable and wished I had never seen it." In 1913 Lillian Williamson led an attack on the Manchester Art Gallery. She, Evelyn Manesta and Annie Briggs waited until the gallery was closing and then proceeded to break the glass on many of the most valuable paintings in including the "Shadow of Death", two by John Everett Millais and two by George Frederick Watts. Staff were alerted by the sound of broken glass and the three were apprehended. Williamson was sentenced to three months in prison. Versions Hunt also painted a small-scale version of the composition in 1873. Hunt expert Judith Bronkhurst describes it as "harder and crisper in appearance than the Manchester painting". It was sold for £1.8 million in 1994, which at that time was the highest price paid for a Pre-Raphaelite painting. It is held in Leeds Art Gallery. References External links The Shadow of Death in the Manchester Art Gallery Paintings by William Holman Hunt 1873 paintings Paintings depicting Jesus Paintings of the Virgin Mary Collection of Manchester Art Gallery