John William Waterhouse

English Pre-Raphaelite painter, 1849 - 1917
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Listening to His Sweet Pipings
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29789
Tristan and Isolde with the Potion
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29790
Ophelia
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29791
Gather Ye Rosebuds while ye may
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29792
Hylas and the Nymphs
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29793
Saint Cecilia
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29794
La belle dam sans mercie
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29795
Circe offering the Cup to Ulysses
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29796
Ulysses and the Sirens
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29797
Flora
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29798
The Lady of Shalott
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29799
Waterhouse, John William oil painting
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29800
Portrait of Phyllis Waterlo
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29801
Study for The Lady Clare
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29802
I am Half-sick of Shadows, said the Lady of Shalott
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29803
Narcissus
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29804
Echo and Narcissus
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29805
Crystal Ball
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29806
Windswept
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29807
A Mermaid
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29808
Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29809
Pandora
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29810
At the Shrine
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29811
Ophelia II
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29812
A Tale from Decameron
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29813
Diogenes
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29814
The Danaides
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29815
Psyche Opening the Golden Box
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29816
Destiny
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29817
The Awakening of Adonis
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29818
The Siren
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29819
The Lady of Shalott II
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29820
A Naiad
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29821
The Orange Gatherers
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29822
Saint Eulalia
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29823
The Favourites of the Emperor Honorious
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29824
Two Little Italian Girls by a Village
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29825
The Annunciation
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29826
Lamia
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29827
Apollo and Daphne
John William Waterhouse
Item ID:29828
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John William Waterhouse was born in Rome, and was always known by his family, and personal friends as Nino, the diminutive of the Italian Giovanino. Both his parents were artists. Today Waterhouse is possibly the most popular of all the artists on this web site. It is interesting to note, however, that little is known about his personal life today, considering he died in 1917, and was an active RA. What is known indicates he was a retiring, shy man, he left no diaries or journals, and, I suspect, quite deliberately covered his tracks. His friend, William Logsdail [1859-1944] wrote his memoirs, but I have not been able to locate a copy of them. I set out below such information I as I have about Waterhouse. Waterhouse became ARA in 1885, and a full RA in 1895. In 1883 he married Esther Kenworthy at the parish church in Ealing in West London. There were no children. The newly married couple lived in a purpose built artistic colony in Primrose Hill, fellow residents, and close friends were Logsdail, and Maurice Greiffenhagen and his wife. The houses had studios. Around 1900 Waterhouse and his wife moved to St John's Wood, evidence of both increasing prosperity, and the need to be part of the artistic community. He was I think one of the most accomplished British painters of the second half of the 19th century. He shared with many of them a fascination with events from antiquity and legend. Early in his career Waterhouse established his style. It changed little, but he continually refined it, and his beautiful ladies were recognisable flesh and blood, with superb skin tones. He also painted a few excellent portraits of women, some of them being of the members of the Henderson family of Lord Faringdon, of Buscot Park fame. A lot of the pictures spent many years on the walls of prosperous Home Counties families, but the problems of Lloyds of London have, in many cases, forced their sale, just as their real value, and the artistic worth of Waterhouse's achievement has come to be realised. He continued to do the same thing throughout his career, but he did it so well, who are we to complain? In 1917 he died of cancer, but he had carried on working virtually to the end of his life, as evidenced by the two very late pictures bought by Lord Leverhume, still on show at the Lady Lever Gallery to this day.
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