- Ellen Terry (Choosing) - National Portrait Gallery
Ellen Terry ('Choosing') by George Frederic Watts oil on strawboard mounted on Gatorfoam, 1864 18 5 8 in x 13 7 8 in (472 mm x 352 mm) overall Accepted in lieu of tax by H M Government and allocated to the Gallery, 1975 Primary Collection NPG 5048 On display at The Watts Gallery, Compton
- Ellen Terry - Wikipedia
Dame Alice Ellen Terry (27 February 1847 [1] – 21 July 1928) was a leading English actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries Born into a family of actors, Terry began performing as a child, acting in Shakespeare plays in London, and toured throughout the British provinces in her teens At 16, she married the 46-year-old artist George Frederic Watts, but they separated within a year
- Dame Ellen Terry (1847 – 1928) - Great Britons - Treasures from the . . .
Known as Choosing, this delicately sensuous portrait shows the seventeen-year-old sitter choosing between the camellias—symbolizing worldly vanities—with which she is surrounded, and the small bunch of violets in her left hand—symbolizing innocence and simplicity She married the artist of this painting, George Frederic Watts, who was thirty years her senior, in 1864, but they separated
- Ellen Terry: One of Britains Leading Shakespearean Actresses
Born 1847 in Coventry, English actress Ellen Terry began performing as a child, acting in Shakespeare plays in London, and toured throughout the British provinces in her teens At 16, Terry married the 46-year-old artist George Frederic Watts, but they separated within a year
- Choosing by George Frederic Watts RA (1817-1904) - The Victorian Web
Choosing George Frederic Watts RA (1817-1904) 1864 Oil on board 18 ⅝ x 13 ⅞ inches (47 2 x 35 2 cm) Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, accession no NPG 5048 According to Blunt, "Ellen [Terry], wearing the brown silk wedding-dress designed for her by Holman Hunt, trying to decide between the rival merits of a showy, scentless camilla and the humble but fragrant violets
- Dressed for Her Roles · Ellen Terry · Victorian Artists at Home
Ellen Terry ('Choosing') by George Frederic Watts (1864) Julia Margaret Cameron made this contemplative portrait of Ellen Terry during her honeymoon stay at Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, where Cameron lived Print depicting Ellen Terry in the role of Ophelia Terry as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing (1882 and thereafter)
- George Frederick Watts
In the 1860s, Watts' work shows the influence of Rossetti, often emphasising sensuous pleasure and rich color Among these paintings is a portrait of his young wife, the actress Ellen Terry, who was nearly 30 years his junior - just seven days short of her 17th birthday when they married on 20 February 1864 When she eloped with another man after less than a year of marriage, Watts was obliged
- Ellen Terry 1847 - 1928 - Coventry Society
Her marriage in 1864 to the painter George Frederick Watts was a disaster with them spending less than a year together 1868 saw Ellen going to live with Edward Godwin After seven years and two illegitimate children with him she returned to the stage in 1875 playing Portia in “Merchant of Venice” to much acclaim
- Ellen Terry by George Frederic Watts – Mysterious Art Century
Ellen Terry ('Choosing'), 1864, oil on strawboard mounted on Gatorfoam, 47 2 x 35 2 cm Ellen Terry at Age Sixteen (1864) by Julia Margaret Cameron This delicate yet sensuous portrait shows the seventeen-year-old Ellen Terry choosing between the camellias, which despite their luscious appearance have little scent, and the violets in her hand
- George Frederic Watts – Wikipedia
George Frederic Watts Selbstporträt als junger Mann Watts um 1900 Das Ölbild mit dem Titel Choosing zeigt Watts’ Ehefrau Ellen Terry, um 1864 George Frederic Watts RA (* 23 Februar 1817 in London; † 1 Juli 1904 ebenda [1]) war ein Maler und Bildhauer im viktorianischen England
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