Discover the story behind John William Waterhouse’s iconic paintings inspired by Tennyson’s 'The Lady of Shalott.' ...

A Mermaid, from 1900 ... and the volumes of Tennyson and Shelley in which Waterhouse drew sketches. John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) was born in Rome before studying painting in London.

John William Waterhouse is best known for being the last Pre-Raphaelite painter — though he was nothing of the kind — and for the presence of at least a dozen of his pictures in the collection ...

Hylas and the Nymphs, painted by John William Waterhouse in 1896 and one of the most recognisable of the pre-Raphaelite paintings, was taken down on Friday, and postcards of the picture will be ...