Portrait of Eveleen Tennant (later Mrs. F.W.H. Myers)

Date1876-1879

Artist George Frederick Watts (British painter, sculptor, 1817–1904)

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions25 1/4 × 20 1/4 in. (64.1 × 51.4 cm)
frame: 38 1/4 × 33 1/4 in. (97.2 × 84.5 cm)

Credit LineSamuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935

Object number1935-34

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Pre-Raphaelites on View

ClassificationsPAINTING

Label TextAlthough not a founding member of the Pre‑Raphaelite Brotherhood, George Frederick Watts spent most of his life working outside the prescribed system. Watts settled at
Little Holland House in London, the home of his life‑long benefactors, Sarah and Toby Prinsep. The Prinsep’s home was a gathering point for artists and patrons, including many of the Pre‑Raphaelites.

In this portrait of Eveleen Tennant, painted on the Isle of Wight, another Prinsep enclave, Watts captures her beauty in a pensive, thoughtful pose. Her precisely delineated porcelain skin contrasts with the loosely painted hair and foliage.