Reminiscences about J.W. Waterhouse
Almost nothing is known of Waterhouse's private life. Gathered here is a selection of mentions and anecdotes discovered by searching old magazines and books.
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'A Painter of Pictures' by John Butler Yeats
An excerpt from an article written by John Butler Yeats (1839-1922) who remembered a visit to Waterhouse's studio around 1907. Yeats' article 'A Painter of Pictures' was published in The Freeman, 4th January, 1922.
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Youthful exploits of John Singer Sargent and JW Waterhouse
A recollection of an event experienced by John William Waterhouse and John Singer Sargent when students in Italy together was published in The Gateway magazine in 1907. It recollects a morbid event experienced by the painters John Singer Sargent (Giovanni) and John William Waterhouse (Nino) when they were young art students together in Italy. During a walking tour they painted a portrait of a dying Italian boy on the walls of his home. The source was published in 1907 which would put the date of the event at circa 1882.
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Reminiscences from 'Bridle and Brush' by George Denholm Armour
John William Waterhouse occupied a studio at Primrose Hill Studios, a purpose built artists' community in north London, from 1878 until 1900. His fellow artists included William Logsdail, Maurice Greiffenhagen, and George Denholm Armour (1864-1949). G.D. Armour later wrote about his memories of the community in Bridle and Brush, published in 1937.