Born in London. His piano-making father named him after Handel. Married briefly to Ellen Terry, many years his junior. 1886 married Mary Tytler. The statue 'Physical Energy' in Hyde Park is his. Leading supporter of the campaign against the use of birds' plumage in fashionable hats, a campaign which led to the creation of the Society for the Protection of Birds. Watts had a gallery built near Guildford for his work, which he opened in 1903. It is open to the public and still displays just his work, which we found of questionable quality. Much more interesting is the chapel, a short walk away, built by his wife, Mary, 1898-1904, well worth a visit.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
G. F. Watts
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PP - Watts relief
This looks as if it's carved wood but Bonhams says it's probably painted cera...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
G. F. Watts
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Lord Holland statue
Yet anonther lazy London statue - see Peabody for our log of all the seated s...
Physical Energy
{On a plaque laid into the ground in front of the statue:} George Frederic Wa...
PP - 3A - Griffin
Thomas Griffin, fitters labourer, April 12, 1899, in a boiler explosion at a ...
PP - 3B - Peart & Dean
The “fireman” on a steam train was the man who stoked the engine. You’ve seen...
PP - 3C - Rogers
The Stella was a passenger ferry in service with the London and South Western...
Other Subjects
Reeves & Sons Ltd
Artists' colour manufacturer. Established by William Reeves (1739–1803). It has had a number of names, always including "Reeves" until ownership passed to Wilhelm Becker, through Colart Fine Art an...
1 memorial
Otto Schade
Artist and architect. Born Chile. We can'f find a picture of him so we are using one of his extraordinary art works instead.
1 memorial
Stephen Pearce
Portrait and equestrian painter. Our picture source gives a biography of his life. He was born on 16 November 1819, the son of Stephen Pearce (1780-1850) and Anne Pearce née Whittington (1778-1871...
1 memorial
Sir Alfred Munnings
Born Mendham, Suffolk. Artist specializing in paintings of horses and an opponent of ‘modernism’. The loss of an eye in 1898 did not impair his ability to paint. Knighted 1944. Died at home in ...
2 memorials
David Bomberg
Artist. Born David Garshen Bomberg in Birmingham. His family moved to the east end of London, and he studied at the Slade School of Art, where his fellow pupils included Mark Gertler and Stanley Sp...
1 memorial