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George Frederic Watts

1817 - 1904

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George Frederic Watts (23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904) was a British painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement. Watts became famous in his lifetime for his allegorical works, such as Hope and Love and Life. These paintings were intended to form part of an epic symbolic cycle called the "House of Life", in which the emotions and aspirations of life would all be represented in a universal symbolic language. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Frederic Watts is the 1,057th most popular painter (down from 1,034th in 2019), the 2,323rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,961st in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Painter.

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Among painters, George Frederic Watts ranks 1,057 out of 2,023. Before him are Adriaen van de Venne, Adaviye Efendiyeva, Ernst Fuchs, Francisco Herrera the Younger, Édouard Detaille, and Denis Calvaert. After him are Bonaventura Berlinghieri, Joris Hoefnagel, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Benedetto Luti, Anthon van Rappard, and Francesco Furini.

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Among people born in 1817, George Frederic Watts ranks 43. Before him are Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Nikolay Kostomarov, Bernhard Windscheid, Nikoloz Baratashvili, Táhirih, and Branwell Brontë. After him are Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély, Wilhelm Griesinger, Georg Herwegh, Heinrich Graetz, Joseph Poelaert, and Debendranath Tagore. Among people deceased in 1904, George Frederic Watts ranks 55. Before him are Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Vyacheslav von Plehve, Kate Chopin, Laura Vicuña, Fyodor Bredikhin, and Eugen Schauman. After him are Charles Foster, Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, Korla Awgust Kocor, Samuel Smiles, Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Edwin Arnold.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Frederic Watts ranks 2,323 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Otway (1652), Philibert Jacques Melotte (1880), Peter Crouch (1981), Robert Maynard (1684), Taliesin (518), and Geoffrey Hughes (1944). After him are Sarah Miles (1941), William Kent (1685), Robert Kerr (1755), John Webster (1578), F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782), and Charles Kay Ogden (1889).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, George Frederic Watts ranks 40. Before him are Roland Penrose (1900), Matthew Paris (1200), Vanessa Bell (1879), Walter Crane (1845), David Roberts (1796), and Roger Fry (1866). After him are Dora Carrington (1893), George Romney (1734), Frank Dicksee (1853), Robert Peake the Elder (1551), Thomas Hill (1829), and Arthur Hughes (1832).

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