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George Frederic Watts

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

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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Julia Margaret Cameron, by George Frederic Watts - NPG 5046

Julia Margaret Cameron

by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, 1850-1852
On display in Room 10 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5046

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, by George Frederic Watts - NPG 1015

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, circa 1863-1864
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1015

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john Andrewartha

20 November 2019, 16:32

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