George Frederick Watts
1817–1904 · British · 30 artworks
SymbolismRomanticismAcademicismallegorical symbolismatmospheric perspectivemuted color palettestenebrismidealized forms
artist bio
George Frederic Watts was a prominent Victorian painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement. He is known for his allegorical works that explored themes of love, death, and humanity's spiritual condition, often employing a distinctive, atmospheric style.
what you'll learn
Studying Watts' work allows students to explore allegorical representation and the use of color and light to convey emotional and symbolic meaning. Students can also learn about portraiture and the representation of character.
related: Frederic Leighton, John Everett Millais, Gustave Moreau
30 artworks
Russell Gurney
1875
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James Martineau
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Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Bt
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Rachel and Laura Gurney
1875
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George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
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Lady Margaret Beaumont and her Daughter
1862
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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
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Portrait Of A Lady
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Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
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Self-Portrait
1864
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Sir John Everett Millais
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Portrait of William Morris
1870
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Matthew Arnold
1880
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William Ewart Gladstone
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Portrait of Thomas Carlyle
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Portrait Of Miss Lilian Macintosh
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Portrait of Sir John Everett Millais
1871
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Edith Villiers, later Countess of Lytton
1862
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Alpine landscape
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Cardinal Manning
1882
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Ariadne
1890
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Portrait Of The Countess Somers
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Portrait of Mary Fraser Tytler, afterwards Mary Seton Watts
1887
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Gerald Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour
1899
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May Prinsep
1867
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The Wife of Pygmalion
1868
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Zoe Ionides
1881
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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
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Robert Browning
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Dweller Within
1886
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