His wife Mary is a relatively unknown artist, responsible for the extraordinary Mortuary Chapel near their house, now a museum near Guildford. Together they initiated the series of memorial plaques in central London at Postmans’ Park which commemorate noble self-sacrifices.
George Frederic Watts (1817–1904) was a Victorian painter associated with the Symbolist movementpic.twitter.com/ssPqqsGLg3
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The title of the first image (I think his most famous one) is "Hope". Titles are very important in symbolism, I believe. Very interesting movement.
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An allusion to the three Fates?
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Possible! Greek mythology was a popular topic for symbolists.
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Yes, he was quite a talented artist, now mainly forgotten, which is a shame. Probably because the art world became obsessed with French Impressionism.pic.twitter.com/sTY0tPUFHi
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