George Frederic Watts (1817-1904), Painter and sculptor
Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Sitter in 40 portraits
Artist associated with 85 portraits
Painter; won premiums at Westminster Palace Competitions, 1842 and 1847; visited Italy, 1843-7; his large allegorical works on universal themes appealed deeply to the Victorians, and he was considered to be the greatest English artist of his age; RA, 1867; married Ellen Terry, 1864 (separated 1865), and secondly Mary Fraser Tytler, 1886.
by Henry Wyndham Phillips
oil on canvas, circa 1850
NPG 1378
by James Soame
albumen print, circa 1854-1858
On display in Room 26 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P68
by George Frederic Watts
oil on panel, circa 1860
On display in Room 26 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5087
by David Wilkie Wynfield
albumen print, 1863
NPG P86
by David Wilkie Wynfield
albumen print, 1863
NPG P96
by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, 1864
NPG P215
by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, circa 1865-69
NPG P125
by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, circa 1879
On display in the Watts Hall of Fame at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 1406
Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
by Henry Jamyn Brooks
oil on canvas, 1889
On display in Room 21 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1833
by Henry Poole
bronze statuette
NPG 2480
by Alphonse Legros
bronze medal, 1895-1900
On display in Room 26 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1980
by Louis Reid Deuchars, after a photograph by George Andrews
oil on canvas, 1899
On display on the Staircase: Mezzanine Landing at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 5223
by Cantoni
painted plaster, 1904
NPG 5283
by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax14830
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1870
NPG Ax17281
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1870
NPG Ax17855
by Elliott & Fry
albumen print on card mount, arched top, circa 1870
NPG x27302
by Frederick Hollyer
platinum print on card mount, 1880
NPG x129604
by Frederick Hollyer
platinum print on card mount, 1880
NPG x20029
by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1882
NPG Ax17676
by Alexander Bassano
albumen print, 23 November 1883
NPG x9054
by and published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, after Frank Dudman, for Joseph Parkin Mayall
photogravure, circa 1883; published 1884
NPG Ax27825
by Henry Herschel Hay Cameron (later The Cameron Studio), published by T. Fisher Unwin
photogravure, 1885; published 1893
NPG Ax29137
by Henry Herschel Hay Cameron (later The Cameron Studio)
albumen print on card, 1885
On display in Room 26 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x20030
by Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print on cream card mount, 1889
NPG x127493
by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, 1890s
NPG x27297
possibly by Thomas Donovan & Co
platinotype cabinet card, 1890
NPG x27296
by Ralph Winwood Robinson, published by C. Whittingham & Co
platinum print, circa 1889; published 1892
On display in Room 26 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x7399
by Frederick Hollyer
platinum print on card mount, 1893
NPG x19020
by Emery Walker Ltd, after George Andrews
photogravure, published 1912 (6 June 1895)
NPG x27301
by George Andrews
bromide print on card mount, 6 June 1895
NPG x19021
by George Andrews
bromide print, February 1896
NPG x35396
by Ernest Herbert ('E.H.') Mills, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, circa 1900
NPG x27299
by Alphonse Legros
drypoint, circa 1879
NPG D32232
after John Caswall Smith
relief halftone, before 1899
NPG D32140
by Mortimer Luddington Menpes
drypoint, circa 1900
NPG D32233
by Edward Steichen
photogravure, 1900
On display in Room 26 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P168
by Ralph Winwood Robinson, published by C. Whittingham & Co
platinum print on card mount, circa 1889; published 1892
NPG x27300
Key to Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
after Henry Jamyn Brooks
photograph, 1919 or after
NPG D42236
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Falmouth Art Gallery, Cornwall
Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire
Watts Gallery, Nr Guildford, Surrey
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Until 9 June
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- The Pre-Raphaelite Circle (hardcover)
- Insights: Self-portraits (hardcover)
- A Guide to Victorian & Edwardian Portraits (paperback)
- George Frederic Watts DVD
- Lilian Gish by James Abbe print
- Dame (Alice) Ellen Terry ('Choosing') by George Frederick Watts mini print
- Dame Ellen Terry by George Frederic Watts greetings card
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