John William Waterhouse (April 6, 1849 – February 10, 1917) was an English painter famous for his Pre-Raphaelite style. He worked several decades after the breakup of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which had seen its peak during the mid-nineteenth century, which gained him the nickname, the modern Pre-Raphaelite. His art featured depictions of women from Authurian legend and Greek mythology, as he was stylistically influenced by not only the early Pre-Raphaelites but also his contemporaries, the Impressionists. Learn more ยป
Paintings by John William Waterhouse in Chronological Order
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| The Slave, 1872 | Undine, 1872 | Gone, But Not Forgotten, 1873 |
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| Sleep and His Half Brother Death, 1874 | Miranda, 1875 | After the Dance, 1876 |
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| The Visit of a Sick Child to the Temple of Aesculapius, 1877 | The Remorse of Nero After the Murder of His Mother, 1878 | Its sweet doing nothing, 1879 |
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| A Flower Stall, 1880 | Its sweet doing nothing, 1880 | The Household Gods, 1880 |
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| Diogenes, 1882 | The favourites of Emperor Honorius, c.1883 | Consulting the Oracle, c.1884 |
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| Esther Kenworthy, c.1805 | Saint Eulalia, 1805 | Resting, c.1806 |
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| The Magic Circle, 1886 | Cleopatra, c.1887 | Mariamne Leaving the Judgement Seat of Herod, 1887 |
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| The Lady of Shalott, 1888 | Ophelia, 1889 | The Toilet, 1889 |
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| Two Little Italian Girls by a Village, c.1889 | A Roman Offering, c.1891 | Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, 1891 |
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| Ulysses and the Sirens, 1891 | Circe Invidiosa, 1892 | Sketch for A Mermaid, 1892 |
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| The Merman, c.1892 | The Beautiful Lady Without Pity, 1893 | The Lady of Shalott, 1894 |
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| Ophelia, 1894 | Phyllis Waterlow, 1895 | Saint Cecilia, 1895 |
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| The Flower Picker, 1895 | Hylas and the Nymphs, 1896 | Mariana in the South, 1897 |
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| Ariadne, 1898 | Flora and the Zephyrs, 1898 | Pandora, 1898 |
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| Destiny, 1990 | Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus, 1900 | Study for 'The Lady Clare', c.1890 |
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| The Crystal Ball, 1902 | The Missal, 1902 | Windflowers, 1902 |
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| Boreas, 1903 | Psyche entering Cupid's Garden, 1903 | Psyche Opening the Golden Box, 1903 |
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| Lamia and the Soldier, 1905 | Jason and Medea, 1907 | Lady Violet Henderson, 1907 |
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| Gather Ye Rosebuds or Ophelia, 1908 | The Bouquet, c.1908 | The Soul of the Rose, 1908 |
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| Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, 1909 | Thisbe, 1909 | Ophelia, 1910 |
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| Ophelia, 1910 | Spring Spreads One Green Lap of Flowers, 1910 | Maidens picking Flowers by a Stream, c.1911 |
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| Miss Betty Pollock, 1911 | The Charmer, 1911 | Narcissus, 1912 |
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| Penelope and the Suitors, 1912 | Portrait of Mrs.Charles Schreiber, 1912 | Sweet Summer, 1912 |
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| A Song of Springtime, 1913 | Beatrice, 1915 | I am Half Sick of Shadows', said the Lady of Shalott, 1915 |
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| A Tale from the Decameron, 1916 | Fair Rosamund, c.1916 | Flower Sketch for The Enchanted Garden, 1916 |
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| Gathering Almond Blossoms, 1916 | Miranda, 1916 | Tristram and Isolde, 1916 |
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| The Enchanted Garden, 1917 | A Naiad | Crystal Ball |
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| Juliet | Portrait of Miss Claire Kenworthy | Sketch for Flora and the Zephyrs |
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| St.Joan | The Easy Chair | The Loggia |
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| The Mystic Wood | The Rose Bower | The Shrine |
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| The Unwelcome Companion (A Street Scene in Cairo) | Dante and Beatrice | The Annunciation |