John William Waterhouse

1849–1917 · Realism

John William Waterhouse was an English painter known for working first in the Academic style and for then embracing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter. His paintings are known for their depictions of women from ancient Greek mythology, Arthurian legend, and the works of William Shakespeare. A high proportion depict a single young and beautiful woman in a historical costume and setting, though there are some ventures into Orientalist painting and genre painting, still mostly featuring women.

40 paintings

• A Mermaid (1900)
• A Tale from the Decameron (1916)
• Diogenes (1882)
• The Annunciation (1914)
• Lamia (1905)
• Fair Rosamund (1916)
• Head study for 'The Enchanted Garden' (1916)
• Juliet (1898)
• Mariana in the South (1897)
• Tristan and Isolde with the Potion (1916)
• Miranda (1916)
• Consulting the Oracle (1884)
• A Naiad (1893)
• The Danaides (1903)
• Sketch for A Mermaid (1892)
• A Song of Springtime (1913)
• Good Neighbours (1885)
• "I am half sick of shadows" said the Lady of Shalott (1916)
• Mariamne Leaving the Judgement Seat of Herod (1887)
• Nymph (sketch for the Nymphs finding the head of Orpheus) (1900)
• The Soul of the Rose (1903)
• Thisbe (1903)
• Vain Lamorna, A Study for Lamia
• Sketch for Maidens picking Flowers by a Stream (1911)
• Miranda (1875)
• Psyche Opening the Golden Box (1904)
• The Magic Circle (1886)
• The Charmer (1911)
• Saint Cecilia (1895)
• Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses (1891)
• La Belle Dame Sans Merci (1893)
• Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May (1908)
• Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May (1909)
• Destiny (1900)
• Ulysses and the Sirens (1891)
• Jason and Medea (1907)
• Study in Oils (1917)
• The Lady of Shalott (1888)
• Saint Eulalia (1885)
• The Magic Circle (1886)