The Blind Girl (1856) is a painting by John Everett Millais which depicts two itinerant beggars, presumed to be sisters, one of whom is a blind musician, her concertina on her lap.

They are resting by the roadside after a rainstorm, before travelling to the town of Winchelsea, visible in the background.

[1] The painting has been interpreted as an allegory of the senses, contrasting the experiences of the blind and sighted sisters.

Some critics have interpreted the rainbow in Biblical terms, as the sign of God's covenant described in Genesis 9:16.

[4] A tortoiseshell butterfly rests on the blind girl's shawl, implying that she is holding herself extremely still.