The Lady of Shalott (painting)

The Lady of Shalott
ArtistJohn William Waterhouse
Year1888
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions183 cm × 230 cm (72 in × 91 in)
LocationTate Britain, London

The Lady of Shalott is a painting of 1888 by the English painter John William Waterhouse. It is a representation of the ending of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 1832 poem of the same name.[1] Waterhouse painted three versions of this character, in 1888, 1894 and 1915. It is one of his most famous works, which adopted much of the style of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, though Waterhouse was painting several decades after the Brotherhood split up during his early childhood.

The Lady of Shalott was donated to the public by Sir Henry Tate in 1894 and is usually on display in Tate Britain, London, in room 1840.

  1. ^ Riggs, Terry (1998). "The Lady of Shalott 1888". Tate Gallery. Retrieved 7 December 2013.