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John William Waterhouse

English painter (1849–1917)
Person human Q212754
John William Waterhouse
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Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
April 6, 1849
Date of death
February 11, 1917, February 10, 1917[7]
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Italy[10]
Occupation
painter, architectural drafter
Field of work
painting[11]
Educated at
Royal Academy of Arts[12]
Notable work
The Lady of Shalott, Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, Sleep and his Half-brother Death, Ophelia, Hylas and the Nymphs[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Spouse
Esther Kenworthy Waterhouse[9]
Genre
portrait[25]
Cause of death
cancer[27]
Work location
Rome, London[31][32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[35]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34]
Family name
Waterhouse[28]
Given name
John, William[29][30]
Has works in the collection
Auckland Art Gallery, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Hessian State Museum Darmstadt, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Kirkcaldy Galleries, Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, Touchstones Rochdale, Royal Academy of Arts, National Gallery, Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Art Gallery of South Australia, Walker Art Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Laing Art Gallery, Art Renewal Center, Dahesh Museum of Art, Falmouth Art Gallery, The Box, Leeds Art Gallery, Kōriyama City Museum of Art, Harris Museum, QAGOMA, Gallery Oldham, Yale Center for British Art, Leighton House, Towneley Hall Art Gallery And Museum
Manner of death
natural causes[33]
Member of
Royal Academy of Arts[19]
Show all 30 facts +6
Military branch
British Army[26]
Movement
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, neo-Pompeian, Impressionism, Symbolism[21][22][23][24]
Name in native language
John William Waterhouse[36]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
P14750
F394-9328-108B-73BD-B94C
Place of burial
Kensal Green Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Waterhouse en John William Waterhouse en J. W. Waterhouse en Nino Waterhouse ar جون وليام ووترهاوس el John William Waterhouse el Τζον Γουίλιαμ Γουότερχαουζ el Τζον Γουότερχαουζ el Τζον Ουίλιαμ Ουότερχαουζ el Τζων Ουίλιαμ Ουώτερχαουζ es Waterhouse fa جان واترهاوس fa جان ویلیام واترهاوس fa واترهاوس fr J. W. Waterhouse he ג. ו. ווטרהאוס he ג'ון ויליאם ווטרהאוס he נינו ווטרהאוס ja ジョン・ウィリアム・ウォーターハウス ko 존 윌리엄 워터하우스
🔖 Identifiers · 88
ISNI
0000000081956522
VIAF cluster ID
8187046
Library of Congress authority ID
n79044158
GND ID
118945858
AAGM person or institution ID
3502
Art Renewal Center artist ID
79
Art UK artist ID
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Artcyclopedia artist ID
waterhouse_john_william
Artist-info artist ID
318065
Artists of the World ID
00214483T
Artnet artist ID
john-william-waterhouse
Artsy artist ID
john-william-waterhouse
Show all 88 identifiers +76
AskArt person ID
9000505
Athenaeum person ID
82
Auckland Art Gallery artist ID
636
BIBSYS ID
97040724
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
179056
Benezit ID
B00194830
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12434833w
Bridgeman artist ID
1364
CONOR.BG ID
32663141
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12093819
Christie's creator ID
50428
CiNii Research ID
1140000791603749632
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118945858
Discogs artist ID
2238808
DoME artist ID
11604
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/John-William-Waterhouse
Europeana entity
agent/base/148098
FAST ID
34322
Find a Grave memorial ID
8041010
Freebase ID
/m/01kf47
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003944579707141
GCD creator ID
69977
Geni.com profile ID
6000000095067677889
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m01kf47
Grove Art Online ID
T090816
ISFDB author ID
71191
IdRef ID
033486905
Invaluable.com person ID
b9pejgfyx2
Libraries Australia ID
35940754
MSBI person ID
msib2_1214493428
MusicBrainz artist ID
e598a46a-c458-422f-917b-496670f48cf9
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
121272
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14448069
NDL Authority ID
00516857
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002153931
NLA Trove people ID
1155995
NLP ID
a0000002521585
NSK (VIAF) ID
000527162
NSK ID
981005708024109366
NUKAT ID
n2005141831
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
john-william-waterhouse
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
1312
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007277643005171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*307998;=BW
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810546439605606
National Library of Portugal ID
1806275
National Library of Russia ID
7796118
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp92587
National Virtual Library of India ID
1036835
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068493932
NooSFere author ID
-47066
Notable Names Database ID
609/000040489
Obálky knih ID
ola2002153931
Open Library ID
OL2746549A
Open Plaques subject ID
220
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
38885
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803121254716
Quora topic ID
John-William-Waterhouse
RA Collections ID
5958
RERO ID (legacy)
A003959600
RKDartists ID
82996
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
120881
Royal Academy ID
john-william-waterhouse-ra
SBN author ID
UBOV751247
SNAC ARK ID
w6931c0k
Tate artist ID
john-william-waterhouse-583
Topic's main category
Category:John William Waterhouse
Union List of Artist Names ID
500027032
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1124911
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
john-william-waterhouse
Web Gallery of Art artist ID
w/waterhou
WikiArt ID
john-william-waterhouse
WikiTree person ID
Waterhouse-3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwmRhdjjYcHgwxGctY3wC
YCBA agent ID
1006

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🔗 Connections
← Creator 27
Hylas and the Nymphs, The Lady of Shalott, Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, Echo and Narcissus, Circe Invidiosa, Saint Eulalia, Jason and Medea, The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius +19 more
Has works in the collection 24
National Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, Tate, National Gallery of Canada, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of South Australia +16 more
Notable work 5
Hylas and the Nymphs, The Lady of Shalott, Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, Sleep and his Half-brother Death, Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May
Movement 3
Impressionism, Symbolism, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Work location 3
United Kingdom, London, Rome
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, Kingdom of Italy
Given name 2
John, William
Occupation 2
painter, architectural drafter
Cause of death 1
cancer
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Educated at 1
Royal Academy of Arts
Field of work 1
painting
Genre 1
portrait
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of 1
Royal Academy of Arts
Military branch 1
British Army
Place of birth 1
Rome
Place of burial 1
Kensal Green Cemetery
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Esther Kenworthy Waterhouse
Spouses 1
Esther Kenworthy Waterhouse
Topic's main category 1
Category:John William Waterhouse
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Paintings by John William Waterhouse
← Category's main topic 1
Category:John William Waterhouse
← FactGrid item ID 1
Sampford Brett
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Summary

John William Waterhouse was born on April 6, 1849[1], in Rome[2]. He died on February 11, 1917[3], in London[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and architectural drafter[6].

FAQs

Where was John William Waterhouse born?

John William Waterhouse was born in Rome[2].

Where did John William Waterhouse die?

John William Waterhouse died in London[4].

Who was John William Waterhouse married to?

John William Waterhouse's spouses include Esther Kenworthy Waterhouse[9].

What did John William Waterhouse do for work?

John William Waterhouse worked as a painter[5] and architectural drafter[6].

Where did John William Waterhouse go to school?

John William Waterhouse was educated at Royal Academy of Arts[12].

Related Entities

Art Gallery of New South Wales Art Gallery of Ontario Art Gallery of South Australia Kingdom of Italy London National Gallery National Gallery of Victoria Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . kunstkopie.de. Retrieved . kunstkopie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [25] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  16. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . kunstkopie.de. Retrieved . kunstkopie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [29] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [30] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 19d ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 22w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 24w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of Italy
    Has works in the collection → Auckland Art Gallery, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria +29
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