Wednesday, February 14, 2024

 John William Waterhouse
(1849 - 1917)
 
John William Waterhouse RA was an English painter known for working first in the Academic style and for then embracing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter. His paintings are known for their depictions of women from both ancient Greek mythology and Arthurian legend. A high proportion depict a single young and beautiful woman in a historical costume and setting, though there are some ventures into Orientalist painting and genre painting, still mostly featuring women.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Waterhouse


Miranda - The Tempest
1916
Oil on Canvas
100,4 x 137.8 cm
Private collection
Sold, by Christie’s London, October 25, 1991

"Against my very heart. Poor souls, they perish'd.
Had I been any god of power, I would
Have sunk the sea within the earth or ere.
It should the good ship so have swallow'd"

(The Tempest Act I:11, 8;12)

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