George Frederic Watts

George Frederic Watts
Watts c. 1870
Born(1817-02-23)23 February 1817
Died1 July 1904(1904-07-01) (aged 87)
London, England
NationalityEnglish
EducationWilliam Behnes
Royal Academy Schools
Known forPainting, sculpture
Notable workHope
Love and Life
Physical Energy
MovementSymbolist
Spouses
  • (m. 1864; div. 1877)
  • (m. 1886)
AwardsOrder of Merit
Patron(s)Alexander Constantine Ionides
Signature
Miss May Prinsep

George Frederic Watts OM RA (23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904) was a British painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement. Watts became famous in his lifetime for his allegorical works, such as Hope and Love and Life. These paintings were intended to form part of an epic symbolic cycle called the "House of Life", in which the emotions and aspirations of life would all be represented in a universal symbolic language.