Waterhouse Collection

Lady of Shalott 1888
The Lady of Shalott floating down the river

Circe Invidiosa, 1892. Artist: Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)
Circe Invidiosa, 1892. Found in the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia

Miranda. The Tempest, 1916. Artist: Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)
Miranda. The Tempest, 1916. Private Collection

I am half sick of shadows, c1911. Artist: John William Waterhouse
I am half sick of shadows, c1911. Illustration of Tennysons poem of the Arthurian legend, showing the Lady of Shalott bored with her weaving

A Mermaid. Artist: Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)
A Mermaid. Found in the collection of Royal Academy of Arts, London

John William Waterhouse (6 April 1849 A

Narcissus and Echo. Found in the Collection of Walker Art Gallery

The Charmer, 1911. Artist: John William Waterhouse
The Charmer, 1911. From The Studio Volume 71. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1917]

Natural History Museum, London
The impressive front of the Natural History Museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse - built and opened in 1888 - the Central Towers and Main Entrance

Alfred Waterhouse
ALFRED WATERHOUSE English architect; champion of Gothic revival

Leech Cartoon Dinosaurs
The figures of prehistoric animals in the Palace grounds, created by Waterhouse Hawkins, are sufficiently realistic to frighten children

Dinosaur Models 1930S
Dinosaur models in the grounds of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham (London) created by Waterhouse Hawkins

The Rescue, c. 1890. Creator: Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)
The Rescue, c. 1890. Private Collection

The Lady of Shalott Looking at Lancelot, 1894, (c1930). Creator: John William Waterhouse
The Lady of Shalott Looking at Lancelot, 1894, (c1930)

The Crystal Ball. Artist: Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)
The Crystal Ball. Private Collection

Hylas and the Nymphs, 1896. Oil on canvas. John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) English painter

Didus ineptus, dodo design
Drawing 51 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the panel over doorway in the South East gallery, first floor of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875

The Soul of the Rose. Private Collection

The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius, 1883. Artist: Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)
The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius, 1883. Found in the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia

Destiny, 1900, (c1930). Creator: John William Waterhouse
Destiny, 1900, (c1930)

The Nandu: Rhea linnaei design

General Hospital, Nottingham
The Jubilee Wing of Nottingham General Hospital, erected in the 1890s. Its design, featuring a distinctive circular ward block, was by Alfred Waterhouse. Date: Date unknown

Prehistoric Animals Cp
Figures of extinct animals in the grounds of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham - a splendid example of Art in the service of Science

Crystal Palace Animals
Visitors to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, S.E.London, are both edified and entertained by the sculptures of prehistoric animals, created by Waterhouse Hawkins

The magnificent Reading Town Hall, Reading, Berkshire - designed by Victorian architect Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905). Date: circa 1990s

The Town Hall, Reading, Berkshire - with the Statue of Queen Victoria and St. Laurences Church. Date: circa 1900s

Cochineal and Lac Insects (Scale insects), c.1850 (engraving)
540197 Cochineal and Lac Insects (Scale insects), c.1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Lacquer, varnish and scarlet dye derived from lac insect: red colour used in cooking from cochineal)

The martydom of Saint Eulalia, fter the painting by John William Waterhouse
3506099 The martydom of Saint Eulalia, fter the painting by John William Waterhouse, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub. 1915; (add.info.: The martydom of Saint Eulalia)

Tang Dynasty Priest Figure
A photograph of a part glazed figure of a priest of the Tang dynasty from the Waterhouse collection. Date: circa 1925

The Corner House, Residence For A. L. Holt, Esq
A photograph showing The Corner House, a residence for A. L. Holt, Esq, from a garden elevation view. The property was designed by architects, Bertrand James Waterhouse & J. H. W. Lake

Residence for E. D. Blomfield, Esq
An architectural sketch showing the garden elevation to a residence for E. D. Blomfield, Esq. along with plans just below. Date: circa 1922

Entrance Porch, Glen Mervyn, Randwick
A photograph showing an entrance porch with numerous pillar columns at Glen Mervyn, Randwick, the property of James Shepherd. Waterhouse & Lake, Architects. Date: circa 1922

Entrance Porch, Berylune, Leura
A photograph of an entrance porch ay Berylune, Leura, the property of Joseph Wiener, Esq. Waterhouse & Lake, Architects. Date: circa 1922

Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, writers
Keith Spencer Waterhouse (1929-2009), English novelist, journalist and writer of TV series. Seen here (left) with his friend and co-writer Willis Hall (1929-2005). Date: 1960

The Camel: used for transport: milk: meat: cloth
541982 The Camel: used for transport: milk: meat: cloth. Hand-coloured lithograph by Waterhouse Hawkins, creator of the prehistoric animals for the Crystal Palace exhibition of 1851

The Goat: Used for milk: cheese: meat: leather: textiles: gloves: shoes: draught
541995 The Goat: Used for milk: cheese: meat: leather: textiles: gloves: shoes: draught

The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius (AD 384-423) (oil on canvas)
1766750 The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius (AD 384-423) (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse

Nottingham General Hospital
A view of Nottingham General Hospital. The distinctive circular ward block of its Jubilee wing, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and Son, was opened in 1899. Date: circa 1911

Gossip, c. 1885 (oil on canvas)
1199557 Gossip, c. 1885 (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); 72.1x92.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Detail of pillars at the new Natural History Museum, South Kensington (engraving)
604209 Detail of pillars at the new Natural History Museum, South Kensington (engraving) by English School

Greater bilby and pig-footed bandicoot (extinct)
Greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis (Parameles lagotis) 1, and pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus ecaudatus (Choeropus castanotis) extinct 2. Handcoloured steel engraving by H.S

A Study: Maidens Picking Flowers by a Stream, c. 1909-1914 (oil on canvas)
1199592 A Study: Maidens Picking Flowers by a Stream, c

The Awakening of Adonis, 1899 (oil on canvas)
3431774 The Awakening of Adonis, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Magic Circle (oil on canvas)
1766749 The Magic Circle (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Magic Circle. John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)

Head of a Girl, c. 1892-1900 (oil on canvas board)
1199593 Head of a Girl, c. 1892-1900 (oil on canvas board) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); 35.5x25.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

A Roman Offering (oil on canvas)
828433 A Roman Offering (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); 49.8x20.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Rose Bower, (oil on canvas)
659840 The Rose Bower, (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); 41.9x36.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rose Bower. John William Waterhouse (1849-1917). Oil on canvas

Dinner in the Iguanodon model, Crystal Palace, Sydenham
Diners seated in a model of an Iguanodon at Crystal Palace, London. The Iguanodon was a creation of Mr. B

CRYSTAL PALACE ANIMALS
The sculptures of prehistoric animals, created by Waterhouse Hawkins, are a notable feature of the Palace grounds. Date: circa 1854

Owens College, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Owens College, 1898. Owens College designed by Alfred Waterhouse and named after John Owens was founded in 1851 and became the Victoria University of Manchester in 1904

Natural History Museum, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Natural History Museum, London, c1910. The museum building was designed by Sir Alfred Waterhouse and opened to the public in 1881

A Grecian Flower Market, c1880, (c1930). Creator: John William Waterhouse
A Grecian Flower Market, c1880, (c1930). Scene in Ancient Greece: women at a stall selling flowers. Painting in the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

Diogenes, 1882. Artist: Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)
Diogenes, 1882. Found in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales

One of Londons Public Schools: St. Pauls from the Playing Fields, c1935. Creator
One of Londons Public Schools: St. Pauls from the Playing Fields, c1935. View of St Pauls School at Hammersmith in west London. The building, designed by Alfred Waterhouse, was completed in 1884

Romanesque Front of the Natural History Museum, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
Romanesque Front of the Natural History Museum, c1935. The Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, was designed by Francis Fowke and Alfred Waterhouse and opened in 1881

Hylas and the Nymphs, 1896, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Hylas and the Nymphs, 1896, (c1902). After a painting in the Manchester Art Gallery. Mythological scene showing Hylas being tempted to his death by naked water nymphs surrounded by water lilies

The Lady of Shalott, 1888 (1923). Artist: John William Waterhouse
The Lady of Shalott, 1888 (1923). From The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

The picnic area of the Natural History Museum, London

Study for the painting Hylas and the Nymphs, c1896. Artist: John William Waterhouse
Study for the painting Hylas and the Nymphs, c1896. From The Studio Volume 10 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1897]

Liverpool Seamens Orphanage Plan
Ground-floor plan of the Liverpool Seamens Orphanage, designed by Alfred Waterhouse. Date: 1872

ENGLAND: WITCH TRIAL, 1566. The first woman to be hanged as a witch in England, Mother Agnes Waterhouse, who was tried and found guilty at Chelmsford, Essex, in 1566

Window detail, the Natural History Museum, London
Windows on the west pavilion of the Natural History Museum, London. Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Designs for the Natural History Museum, by Alfred Waterhouse
This album of 66 original drawings includes 10 illustrations made with terracotta wash indicating how Waterhouse intended the finished pieces to appear

Main Entrance of the Natural History Museum, London

The Dog: Collie sheepdog: Newfoundland for water rescue: Deerhound for hunting: St Bernard rescuing travellers in the snow: Husky pulling a sledge: Dog skin for boots: Guard dog to deter burglars

I am Half Sick of Shadows, said the Lady of Shalott (1915). Illustration of Tennyson s
I am Half Sick of Shadows, said the Lady of Shalott (1915). Illustration of Tennysons poem of Arthurian legend showing the Lady of Shallot bored with her weaving

The Lady Of Shalott Looking At Lancelot, After The Painting By J. W. Waterhouse, 1894. From Bibbys Annual, Published 1915

Manchester Town Hall, c1896. Artist: H Garside
Manchester Town Hall, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Song of Spring. Found in the Collection of Collection Perez Simon, Mexico

Ulysses and the Sirens. Found in the Collection of National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Portrait of John William Waterhouse Artist: H. S. Mendelssohn Studio
Portrait of John William Waterhouse. Private Collection

Brighton Metropoles Palm Garden, 1912. Palm garden in Victorian seafront hotel in Brighton, East Sussex with architecture by Alfred Waterhouse. From The Connoisseur Vol XXXII

Study for Phyllis and Demophoon, c1907. Artist: John William Waterhouse
Study for Phyllis and Demophoon, c1907. From The Studio Volume 53. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1911]

Interior of Cathedral, San Remo, c1870. Artist: Alfred Waterhouse
Interior of Cathedral, San Remo, c1870. From The Studio Volume 41. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907]

Santa Maria Degli Angeli, Rome, c1870. Artist: Alfred Waterhouse
Santa Maria Degli Angeli, Rome, c1870. From The Studio Volume 41. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907]

Phyllis and Demophoon Study, c1897. Artist: John William Waterhouse
Phyllis and Demophoon Study, c1897. A study for Phyllis. From The Studio Volume 41. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907]

Study for The Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus, c1899 Artist: John William Waterhouse
Study for The Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus, c1899. A Pencil study in the sketch books held in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From The Studio Volume 71

Vanity, c1910. Artist: John William Waterhouse
Vanity, c1910. From The Studio Volume 71. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1917]

From a study in sanguine, c1899. Artist: John William Waterhouse
From a study in sanguine, c1899. From The Studio Volume 44. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1908]

Study of a Head, c1899. Artist: John William Waterhouse
Study of a Head, c1899. From The Studio Volume 18 by Ralph Nevill. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1899-1900]

Whitehall Court, 1903. (1906-7). Artist: Joseph Pennell
Whitehall Court, 1903. Whitehall Court, London, England, is one contiguous building but consists of two separate constructions

Ophelia, 1895. Artist: James Dobie
Ophelia, 1895. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1895

Gr Waterhouse / Maguire
GEORGE ROBERT WATERHOUSE English naturalist Date: 1810 - 1888

Liverpool Seamens Orphanage
The Liverpool Seamens Orphanage, designed by Alfred Waterhouse. Date: 1872

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Waterhouse, the renowned artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, captivated audiences with his mesmerizing paintings. One of his most famous works is "Lady of Shalott" from 1888, which depicts a tragic figure trapped in her own world. The haunting beauty and intricate details in this masterpiece showcase Waterhouse's exceptional talent. In another notable piece titled "I am half sick of shadows, " created around 1911, Waterhouse explores themes of introspection and longing. The painting exudes a sense of melancholy as it portrays a woman lost in thought amidst an ethereal backdrop. Waterhouse's fascination with mythology is evident in his artwork as well. In "Circe Invidiosa" from 1892, he brings to life the enchantress Circe who holds a venomous snake while casting her spell. This captivating portrayal showcases Waterhouse's ability to capture both beauty and danger within one composition. The artist also delved into literature for inspiration, as seen in his depiction of Miranda from Shakespeare's play "The Tempest. " Painted in 1916, this piece captures the innocence and curiosity that define Miranda's character. Not limited to mythological or literary subjects, it also explored other themes such as mermaids. His painting simply titled "A Mermaid" showcases his mastery over capturing delicate features and creating an atmosphere filled with mystery. Narcissus and Echo are brought to life through Waterhouse's artistic interpretation as well. His rendition reflects Narcissus' self-absorption mirrored by Echo's unrequited love—a poignant representation of human emotions entwined with Greek mythology. Aside from John William Waterhouse’s artworks, it is important not to confuse him with Alfred Waterhouse—the architect responsible for designing London’s iconic Natural History Museum. This architectural marvel stands tall today thanks to Alfred’s vision and creativity. Even beyond artistry lies another connection to the Waterhouse name.