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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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Alfred, Lord Tennyson, published by T. Fisher Unwin, after  George Frederic Watts - NPG Ax199209

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

published by T. Fisher Unwin, after George Frederic Watts
photogravure, published 1893 (1859)
NPG Ax199209

William Ewart Gladstone, published by T. Fisher Unwin, after  George Frederic Watts - NPG Ax199212

William Ewart Gladstone

published by T. Fisher Unwin, after George Frederic Watts
photogravure, published 1893 (1859)
NPG Ax199212

Emily Sarah (née Sellwood), Lady Tennyson, published by T. Fisher Unwin, after  George Frederic Watts - NPG Ax199211

Emily Sarah (née Sellwood), Lady Tennyson

published by T. Fisher Unwin, after George Frederic Watts
photogravure, published 1893 (1862)
NPG Ax199211

Sir William Francis Patrick Napier, by Schnadhorst & Heilbronn, after  Unknown engraver, after  George Frederic Watts - NPG Ax17812

Sir William Francis Patrick Napier

by Schnadhorst & Heilbronn, after Unknown engraver, after George Frederic Watts
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1864
NPG Ax17812

Jeremy Bentham, by James Posselwhite, published by  Charles Knight, after  George Frederic Watts - NPG D15458

Jeremy Bentham

by James Posselwhite, published by Charles Knight, after George Frederic Watts
stipple and line engraving, published circa 1833
NPG D15458

Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis, 1st Bt, by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by  M & N Hanhart, after  George Frederic Watts - NPG D37316

Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis, 1st Bt

by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart, after George Frederic Watts
lithograph, 1840s
NPG D37316

John Griffiths, by Samuel Cousins, after  George Frederic Watts - NPG D34969

John Griffiths

by Samuel Cousins, after George Frederic Watts
mezzotint, (1854)
NPG D34969

Sir William Francis Patrick Napier, by Sir George Scharf, after  George Frederic Watts, after  Unknown photographer - NPG D38706

Sir William Francis Patrick Napier

by Sir George Scharf, after George Frederic Watts, after Unknown photographer
pencil on tracing paper, 26 July 1860
NPG D38706

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, by James Stephenson, published by  Paul and Dominic Colnaghi, Scott & Co, after  George Frederic Watts - NPG D40522

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

by James Stephenson, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi, Scott & Co, after George Frederic Watts
line engraving, published 1 February 1862
NPG D40522

Sir Anthony Panizzi, by John Outrim, after  George Frederic Watts - NPG D39524

Sir Anthony Panizzi

by John Outrim, after George Frederic Watts
line engraving, (circa 1866)
NPG D39524

John Stuart Mill, by Paul Adolphe Rajon, after  George Frederic Watts - NPG D38409

John Stuart Mill

by Paul Adolphe Rajon, after George Frederic Watts
etching, (1873)
NPG D38409

James Martineau, by Paul Adolphe Rajon, published by  Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, after  George Frederic Watts - NPG D38299

James Martineau

by Paul Adolphe Rajon, published by Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, after George Frederic Watts
etching, published 1 July 1876 (1873)
NPG D38299

Henry Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham, by James Faed the Elder, after  George Frederic Watts - NPG D7312

Henry Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham

by James Faed the Elder, after George Frederic Watts
mezzotint, (1878)
NPG D7312

Alphonse Legros, by George Frederic Watts - NPG D18059

Alphonse Legros

by George Frederic Watts
etching, circa 1879
NPG D18059

Alphonse Legros, by George Frederic Watts - NPG D18060

Alphonse Legros

by George Frederic Watts
etching, circa 1879
NPG D18060

Alphonse Legros, by George Frederic Watts - NPG D18062

Alphonse Legros

by George Frederic Watts
etching, circa 1879
NPG D18062

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john Andrewartha

20 November 2019, 16:32

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