George Frederic Watts

Sitterback to top

• George Frederic Watts (1817-1904), Painter and sculptor. Sitter in 40 portraits, Artist associated with 85 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879), Pioneer photographer. Artist associated with 113 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Cameron probably first met Watts in the late 1840s. Watts was a prominent member of the artistic salon of Cameron's younger sister, Sarah Prinsep, and settled himself with her and her husband, the painter Val Prinsep, at Little Holland House. As Sarah wrote: 'He came to stay three days: he stayed thirty years'.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Victorian Portraits Resource Pack, p. 4
• Funnell, Peter, Victorian Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery Collection, 1996, p. 4
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 646

Subject/Themeback to top

• Portraits with Archive documents