Born #otd in 1849, John William Waterhouse returned time and time again to the poem by Lord Tennyson and to this tragic romantic figure, illustrating powerful moments of the tale in a series of distinctive, believable images.
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John William Waterhouse, “ ‘I am half sick of shadows,’ said The Lady of Shalott” (Alfred, Lord Tennyson, The Lady of Shalott, Part II), 1915. Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 73.7 cm. Gift of Mrs. Philip B. Jackson, 1971. Image © 2017 Art Gallery of Ontario
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