Creator story
Surprising fact
Waterhouse returned to the tragic Lady of Shalott, from Tennyson's poem, in several paintings across his career.
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John William Waterhouse
John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) was a late Pre-Raphaelite painter of myth, legend and literature, famed for beautiful, dreaming women. His The Lady of Shalott is one of the most beloved Victorian paintings.
Waterhouse kept the Pre-Raphaelite spirit of romance and storytelling alive into the 20th century.
- A leading late Pre-Raphaelite, painting myth, magic and literature.
- Famed for The Lady of Shalott and other dreaming heroines.
- Drew on Tennyson, Keats and classical legend for his subjects.
Key works
A key work by John William Waterhouse
These works make it easiest to see how the artist changed form, content, and the very way art could exist in culture.
1888
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott condenses the core ideas of symbolism into a memorable painted image.