John William Waterhouse

1849–1917

Study for ‘Saint Eulalia’ c.1885
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Seven women in shawls and rich robes sit rapt on carpets in a dim lamplit interior with latticed windows, as a dark-robed priestess leans towards them with hand raised beside burning oil lamps and a brazier

Consulting the Oracle

John William Waterhouse

A young woman's body lies half-covered by a crimson robe on snow-dusted pavement, dark hair fanned around her head; doves gather beside her while a Roman guard and murmuring onlookers stand among classical columns behind.

Saint Eulalia

John William Waterhouse

A young woman with long auburn hair sits in a small boat draped with an embroidered tapestry, letting go of its chain; three candles and a crucifix at the prow, dark wooded banks beyond

The Lady of Shalott

John William Waterhouse

On display at Tate Britain part of Historic and Modern British Art

A dark-haired woman in a blue dress draws a wide circle in the sand with a long wand, a crescent sickle in her other hand, around a steaming cauldron on glowing embers; ravens and a frog wait in the twilight beyond

The Magic Circle

John William Waterhouse

Study for ‘Consulting the Oracle’ Verso: Studies of (i) Same Composition (ii) Priestess on a Tripod Throne

John William Waterhouse

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Study for ‘Saint Eulalia’

John William Waterhouse

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Details, Details: John William Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shalott 1888

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