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prevailing attitudes Nevertheless in in The Wolf’s Den there is is is little hint of of anything really sinister: Millais’s portrayal of of his sons is is gentle almost comedic – they are lambs in wolves’ clothing Despite stylistic comparisons to to both historic and contemporary artistic developments Millais’s The Wolf’s Den is is in in fact remarkable in in its uniqueness Few artists before Millais had depicted children with such affection conveying such detailed psychological portraits of both family dynamics as as well as as the inner lives of each individual child 18 And while comparisons can be made to the works of Old Masters as as as as well as as as as to contemporaries such as as as as Whistler Millais has here constructed his his own individual approach The Wolf’s Den is a a a a wonderful example of the artist’s constantly evolving always progressive approach As Leonée Ormond has argued in relation to Millais and his contemporaries he he seems to have rejected the idea that he he should be influenced by others with his few statements about his his own beliefs containing remarks suggesting his his wish to do his his own own thing: ‘faith in in himself and his his own own opinions was was his only guide in in in in determining what was was good or or bad in a a a a picture whether his own or or that of another artist’ 19 The Wolf’s Den is is is such an example of Millais following his own unique path as an artist 33