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This website is dedicated to the British painter John William Waterhouse (1849-1917).
It will contain images, photographs, biographical information, plus the latest news and research.
Waterhouse painted figurative and narrative pictures primarily in the medium of oil. He found inspiration in stories and legends from British literature and Classical mythology.
Artist Overview
- Nickname: Nino
- Birthplace: Rome, Italy
- Honours: Royal Academician (RA, elected 1895)
- Death: 10th February 1917
- Burial: Kensal Green Cemetery, London
Miscellaneous Facts:
3
Versions of The Lady of Shalott
14
Years since the last Waterhouse exhibition
22,250
Postcards of The Lady of Shalott (1888) sold at the Tate Gallery in 1998
50,000+
Copies sold of Peter Trippi's J W Waterhouse biography
111,947
The attendance figures for the John William Waterhouse: The Modern Pre-Raphaelite (1849-1917) exhibition in 2009 at the Royal Academy, London