Letters written by John William Waterhouse
Little is known about John William Waterhouse's private life. This website has gathered together a number of letters written by Waterhouse which are now in private collections.
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Letters to John Charles Dollman
The letters featured here, addressed by John William Waterhouse to "Dollman", presumably the artist John Charles Dollman (1851-1934), come from a private collection. They are written from 10 Hall Road and therefore date between 1901-1917.
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Letter to Peregrine Feeney
The "Feeney" to whom John William Waterhouse is conveying bad news about a picture is probably his brother-in-law Peregrine Feeney (1837-1913). The letter comes from a private collection, and is without a letterhead making it difficult to date.
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Letter to M.H. Spielmann
The letter featured here, addressed by John William Waterhouse to Marion Harry Spielmann (1858-1948), comes from a private collection. M.H. Spielmann was an art critic and editor of The Magazine of Art from 1887 to 1904. Waterhouse lived at 6 Primrose Hill Studios in the 1890s.
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Letter to Mr Sant
This letter from a private collection dates to the 1890s when Waterhouse was living at the Primrose Hill Studios. The recipient of this letter is difficult to decipher - it could be Sant, or Jacob. James Sant (1820-1916) was a British painter.
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Letter to Miss Lloyd
The letter featured here, addressed by John William Waterhouse to a Miss Lloyd, comes from the private collection of Donald J. Kurtz.