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John William Waterhouse, Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus

John William Waterhouse

British · 1849–1917 · Painter

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English painter (1849–1917)

Born 1849, RomeDied 1917, LondonOccupation PainterWikidata Q212754 ↗ULAN 500027032 ↗Museum works 8

Impressionismneo-PompeianPre-Raphaelite BrotherhoodSymbolism

Also known as J. W. Waterhouse, John Waterhouse, Nino Waterhouse

Works in museum collections

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

John William Waterhouse, Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus
Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus1900
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
John William Waterhouse, Ophelia
Ophelia1894
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
John William Waterhouse, Study for Ophelia
Study for Ophelia1910
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
John William Waterhouse, In the Peristyle
In the Peristyle1874
Touchstones Rochdale ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Touchstones Rochdale
John William Waterhouse, Psyche Opening the Door into Cupid's Garden
Psyche Opening the Door into Cupid's Garden1903
Harris Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Harris Museum
John William Waterhouse, Psyche Opening the Golden Box
Psyche Opening the Golden Box1904
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John William Waterhouse, The Remorse of the Emperor Nero after the Murder of his Mother
The Remorse of the Emperor Nero after the Murder of his Mother1878
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
John William Waterhouse, St. Joan
St. Joan
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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