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185 works by John William Waterhouse — browse by date, title, or theme.
1870s 19
The Slave 1872
Undine 1872
Gone, But Not Forgotten 1873
Gone, But Not Forgotten 1873
The Unwelcome Companion: A Street Scene in Cairo 1873
An Eastern Reminiscence (sketch) 1874
In the Peristyle 1874
La Fileuse 1874
Sleep and his Half-brother Death 1874
Miranda 1875
Portrait of a Young Woman 1875
Two Little Italian Girls by a Village 1875
Whispered Words 1875
After the Dance 1876
A Sick Child brought into the Temple of Aesculapius 1877
Scene at Pompeii 1877
The Remorse of the Emperor Nero after the Murder of his Mother 1878
Dolce Far Niente 1879
Offerings 1879
1880s 24
A Flower Stall 1880
A Greek Play 1880
A Pompeian Shop 1880
Dolce Far Niente 1880
The Household Gods 1880
Diogenes 1882
Summer 1882
Fishing 1883
The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius 1883
The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius (Study) 1883
The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius (Study) 1883
A Byway: Ancient Rome 1884
Consulting the Oracle 1884
Esther Kenworthy Waterhouse 1885
Good Neighbours 1885
Resting 1885
St Eulalia 1885
A Flower Market, Old Rome 1886
The Magic Circle 1886
The Magic Circle (Study) 1886
Mariamne leaving the Judgement Seat of Herod 1887
Cleopatra 1888
The Lady of Shalott 1888
Ophelia 1889
1890s 39
A Roman Offering 1890
Arranging Flowers 1890
At Capri 1890
Flora 1890
Study of a Female Figure with Rosary 1890
The Orange Gatherers 1890
Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses 1891
Flora 1891
Ulysses and the Sirens 1891
Circe Invidiosa 1892
Danaë 1892
The Mermaid (Study) 1892
The Mermaid (Study) 1892
The Merman 1892
A Hamadryad 1893
A Naiad 1893
A Naiad (Study) 1893
Gathering Summer Flowers in a Devonshire Garden 1893
La Belle Dame Sans Merci 1893
La Belle Dame Sans Merci (Study) 1893
Female Study 1894
Field Flowers 1894
Mrs. Charles Newton-Robinson 1894
Ophelia 1894
The Lady of Shallot (study) 1894
The Lady of Shalott 1894
The Lady of Shalott (Study) 1894
Phyllis, younger daughter of E A Waterlow, Esq 1895
St Cecilia 1895
The Shrine 1895
Head of a Girl 1896
Hylas and the Nymphs 1896
Hylas and the Nymphs - Study of Two Nymphs 1896
Pandora 1896
Mariana in the South 1897
Mariana in the South (Study) 1897
Ariadne 1898
Flora and the Zephyrs 1898
Juliet 1898
1900s 51
A Mermaid 1900
Destiny 1900
Miss Margaret Henderson 1900
Nymphs finding the Head of Orpheus 1900
Nymphs finding the Head of Orpheus (Study) 1900
Picking Flowers (Study) 1900
Spring 1900
Spring (The Flower Picker) 1900
The Awakening of Adonis 1900
The Awakening of Adonis (Study) 1900
The Flower Picker 1900
The Flower Picker (Study) 1900
The Lady Clare 1900
The Lady Clare (Study) 1900
The Lady Clare (Study) 1900
The Siren 1900
The Crystal Ball 1902
The Missal 1902
Boreas 1903
Echo and Narcissus 1903
Psyche Opening the Golden Box 1903
The Head of Echo (Study) 1903
Windflowers 1903
Boreas (Study) 1904
Danaïdes 1904
Psyche Opening the Door into Cupid's Garden 1904
Lamia 1905
Sketch for Medea 1906
The Danaïdes 1906
A Scottish Baronial House 1907
Isabella and the Pot of Basil 1907
Jason and Medea 1907
Jason and Medea (Study) 1907
Phyllis (Study) 1907
Phyllis and Demophoön 1907
Apollo and Daphne 1908
Gather Ye Rosebuds (Study) 1908
Gather Ye Rosebuds while ye may 1908
Study of a Girl 1908
Study of a Girl 1908
The Bouquet 1908
The Bouquet (Study) 1908
The Soul of the Rose 1908
The Soul of the Rose (Study) 1908
Gather ye Rosebuds while ye may 1909
Lamia 1909
Mrs A. P. Henderson 1909
The Necklace 1909
Thisbe 1909
Veronica 1909
Woman Picking Flowers 1909
1910s 39
Camellias 1910
Ophelia 1910
Ophelia (Study) 1910
Portrait of a Girl 1910
Spring Spreads One Green Lap of Flowers 1910
The Rose Bower 1910
Vanity 1910
Vanity 1910
Circe 1911
Circe 1911
Listening to My Sweet Pipings 1911
Maidens picking Flowers by a Stream 1911
Miss Betty Pollock 1911
The Charmer 1911
The Sorceress (Study) 1911
Mrs Charles Schreiber 1912
Narcissus 1912
Narcissus (Study) 1912
Penelope and the Suitors 1912
Sweet Summer 1912
A Song of Springtime 1913
Roma Catriona Macfarlane 1914
The Annunciation 1914
The Love Philtre 1914
The Love Philtre (Study) 1914
The Mystic Wood 1914
Beatrice (Study) 1915
Dante and Beatrice 1915
A Tale from the Decameron 1916
A Tale from the Decameron (Study) 1916
Gathering Almond Blossoms 1916
I am Half-Sick of Shadows, said the Lady of Shalott 1916
Lilies, Poppies and Carnations (Study) 1916
Miranda 1916
Miranda - The Tempest 1916
The Enchanted Garden 1916
Tristan and Isolde with the Potion 1916
Tristram and Isolde 1916
Fair Rosamund 1917
Unknown 13
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B 6
C 9
D 8
E 5
F 14
Fair Rosamund 1917 The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius 1883 The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius (Study) 1883 The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius (Study) 1883 Female Study 1894 Field Flowers 1894 Fishing 1883 Flora 1890 Flora 1891 Flora and the Zephyrs 1898 A Flower Market, Old Rome 1886 The Flower Picker 1900 The Flower Picker (Study) 1900 A Flower Stall 1880
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H 9
I 3
J 3
L 18
La Belle Dame Sans Merci 1893 La Belle Dame Sans Merci (Study) 1893 La Fileuse 1874 The Lady Clare 1900 The Lady Clare (Study) 1900 The Lady Clare (Study) 1900 The Lady of Shallot (study) 1894 The Lady of Shalott 1888 The Lady of Shalott 1894 The Lady of Shalott (Study) 1894 Lamia 1909 Lamia Lamia 1905 Lilies, Poppies and Carnations (Study) 1916 Listening to My Sweet Pipings 1911 The Loggia The Love Philtre 1914 The Love Philtre (Study) 1914
M 21
The Magic Circle 1886 The Magic Circle (Study) 1886 Maidens picking Flowers by a Stream 1911 Mariamne leaving the Judgement Seat of Herod 1887 Mariana in the South 1897 Mariana in the South (Study) 1897 A Mermaid 1900 The Mermaid (Study) 1892 The Mermaid (Study) 1892 The Merman 1892 Miranda 1875 Miranda 1916 Miranda - The Tempest 1916 Miss Betty Pollock 1911 Miss Margaret Henderson 1900 The Missal 1902 Mrs A. P. Henderson 1909 Mrs Charles Schreiber 1912 Mrs. Charles Newton-Robinson 1894 The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine The Mystic Wood 1914
N 7
O 6
P 15
Pandora 1896 Penelope and the Suitors 1912 Phyllis Phyllis (Study) 1907 Phyllis and Demophoön 1907 Phyllis, younger daughter of E A Waterlow, Esq 1895 Picking Flowers (Study) 1900 A Pompeian Shop 1880 Portrait of a Girl 1910 Portrait of a Girl Portrait of a Young Girl Portrait of a Young Woman 1875 Portrait of Claire Kenworthy Psyche Opening the Door into Cupid's Garden 1904 Psyche Opening the Golden Box 1903
R 5
S 23
Scene at Pompeii 1877 A Scottish Baronial House 1907 The Shrine 1895 A Sick Child brought into the Temple of Aesculapius 1877 The Siren 1900 Sketch for Medea 1906 The Slave 1872 Sleep and his Half-brother Death 1874 A Song of Springtime 1913 The Sorceress (Study) 1911 The Soul of the Rose 1908 The Soul of the Rose (Study) 1908 Spring 1900 Spring (The Flower Picker) 1900 Spring Spreads One Green Lap of Flowers 1910 St Cecilia 1895 St Eulalia 1885 Study of a Female Figure with Rosary 1890 Study of a Girl 1908 Study of a Girl 1908 Study of a Head Summer 1882 Sweet Summer 1912
T 6
U 3
V 3
W 4
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