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Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)

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Name
Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)
Nationality
English
Biography
John William Waterhouse RA (b. 1849 d. 1917) was an English painter of the Victorian era. He initially worked in the Academic style and subsequently moved towards the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter. He is best known for his paintings of women from ancient Greek mythology and Arthurian legend. He is also renowned for his large-scale paintings of Classical mythological subjects.
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Assets (125 in total)

The Soul of the Rose, 1908 (oil on canvas)
Destiny, 1900 (oil on canvas)
Echo and Narcissus, 1903 (oil on canvas)
Boreas, 1903 (oil on canvas)
Study for 'The Lady Clare', c.1900 (red chalk on paper) (see 55018)
Ophelia, 1894 (oil on canvas)
Study for The Magic Circle, 1886 (oil on canvas)
'Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May', 1909 (oil on canvas)
Circe offering the cup to Ulysses, 1891 (oil on canvas)
The Decameron, 1916 (oil on canvas)
Study for 'Boreas', c.1903 (red chalk on tinted paper)
The Shrine (oil on canvas)
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