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George Frederic Watts

(1817-1904), Painter and sculptor; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery

Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 43 portraits
Artist associated with 93 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 the actress Ellen Terry, 1864 (separated 1865), and secondly the artist and ceramicist Mary Fraser Tytler, 1886.

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George Frederic Watts, by George Frederic Watts - NPG 1406

George Frederic Watts

by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, circa 1879
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1406

George Frederic Watts, by Louis Reid Deuchars, after a photograph by  George Andrews - NPG 5223

George Frederic Watts

by Louis Reid Deuchars, after a photograph by George Andrews
oil on canvas, 1899
NPG 5223

George Frederic Watts, by John Watkins - NPG Ax14830

George Frederic Watts

by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax14830

George Frederic Watts, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax17281

George Frederic Watts

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1870
NPG Ax17281

George Frederic Watts, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax17855

George Frederic Watts

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1870
NPG Ax17855

George Frederic Watts, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x27302

George Frederic Watts

by Elliott & Fry
albumen print on card mount, arched top, circa 1870
NPG x27302

George Frederic Watts, by Frederick Hollyer - NPG x129604

George Frederic Watts

by Frederick Hollyer
platinum print on card mount, 1880
NPG x129604

George Frederic Watts, by Frederick Hollyer - NPG x20029

George Frederic Watts

by Frederick Hollyer
platinum print on card mount, 1880
NPG x20029

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john Andrewartha

20 November 2019, 16:32

George Frederic Watts (1817-1904), Painter and sculptor
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