George Frederic Watts

British · 1817–1904 · Painter, Printmaker

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Portrait of Lady Wolverton, Née Georgiana Tufnell, Half Length, in a Red DressBonhams · May 2025$7,040≈ £5,275≈ €6,197Sign up to see
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British painter and sculptor (1817–1904)

Born 1817, LondonDied 1904, ComptonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, SculptorWikidata Q183245 ↗ULAN 500026988 ↗Museum works 19

academic artSymbolism

Also known as F. W. Watts, G. F. Watts, George F. Watts, George Frederic Watts, OM, RA, George Frederick Watts, George Watts, Watts, Watts G. F.

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

George Frederic Watts, Ariadne — **Ariadne**1894 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1905 — Open Access (CC0)

George Frederic Watts, Clytie — **Clytie**ca. 1868–75 · Painted plaster
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Walter L. Palmer, 1908 — Open Access …

George Frederic Watts, "The School of Legislation" in Lincoln's-Inn Hall, from "Illustrated London News" — **"The School of Legislation" in Lincoln's-Inn Hall, from "Illustrated London News"**February 4, 1860 · Wood engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Donato Esposito, 2014 — Open Access (…

George Frederic Watts, Noah Building the Ark, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery" — **Noah Building the Ark, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"**1881 · Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1926 — Open Access (CC0)

George Frederic Watts, Noah's Sacrifice, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery" — **Noah's Sacrifice, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"**1881 · Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1926 — Open Access (CC0)

George Frederic Watts, Esau Meeting Jacob, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery" — **Esau Meeting Jacob, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"**1881 · Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1926 — Open Access (CC0)

George Frederic Watts, Study of Death for "Time and Death" — **Study of Death for "Time and Death"**c. 1868 · pen and brown ink on blue laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …

George Frederic Watts, Head of a Young Woman — **Head of a Young Woman**1860s · black chalk heightened with white on brown wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …

George Frederic Watts, Mrs Anne Gertrude Toller — **Mrs Anne Gertrude Toller**1843
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

George Frederic Watts, Mountain Landscape — **Mountain Landscape**1845
The Tullie ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — The Tullie

George Frederic Watts, Villa Petraia — **Villa Petraia**1844
Watts Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Watts Gallery

George Frederic Watts, Drowning of the Doctor — **Drowning of the Doctor**1844
Watts Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Watts Gallery

George Frederic Watts, Echo — **Echo**1845
Watts Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Watts Gallery

George Frederic Watts, Fiesole, Tuscany — **Fiesole, Tuscany**1844
Watts Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Watts Gallery

George Frederic Watts, Lady Holland on Daybed — **Lady Holland on Daybed**1844
Watts Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Watts Gallery

George Frederic Watts, An Old Man Restrained by Two Youths (sketch for a mural in the Villa Carreggi) — **An Old Man Restrained by Two Youths (sketch for a mural in the Villa Carreggi)**1845
Victoria and Albert Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria and Albert Museum

George Frederic Watts, A Lamplight Study: Herr Joachim — **A Lamplight Study: Herr Joachim**1868 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Charles L. Hutchinson — public domain (CC0)

George Frederic Watts, Time, Death and Judgment — **Time, Death and Judgment**1866 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Charles L. Hutchinson — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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