George Frederic Watts
(1817-1904), Painter and sculptor; Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 43 portraits
Artist associated with 92 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.
by Henry Wyndham Phillips
oil on canvas, circa 1850
NPG 1378
by James Soame
albumen print, circa 1854-1858
NPG P68
by George Frederic Watts
oil on panel, circa 1860
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 1865-1869
NPG P125
Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
by Henry Jamyn Brooks
oil on canvas, 1889
NPG 1833
by Henry Poole
bronze statuette
NPG 2480
by Alphonse Legros
bronze medal, 1895-1900
NPG 1980
by Louis Reid Deuchars, after a photograph by George Andrews
oil on canvas, 1899
NPG 5223
by Edward Steichen
photogravure, 1900
NPG P168
by Enrico 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
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john Andrewartha
20 November 2019, 16:32
George Frederic Watts (1817-1904), Painter and sculptor
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