George Frederic Watts - 'Watchman, What of the Night?' (Dame Ellen Terry [1847-1928] and previously called Joan of Arc by Watts)
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"Choosing" (Ellen Terry)
by George Frederic Watts
Oil Painting, 1864.
National Portrait Gallery.
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Dame (Alice) Ellen Terry ('Choosing') (I) (George Frederic Watts, 1864)
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Ellen Terry ('Choosing')
by George Frederic Watts
oil on strawboard mounted on Gatorfoam, 1864
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Dame (Alice) Ellen Terry ('Choosing') by George Frederic Watts
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George Frederic Watts (1817-1904, British) ~ Choosing (Ellen Terry), 1864
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Choosing, c. 1864, by George Frederic Watts (1817-1904)
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Ellen Terry (Choosing) (1864). George Frederic Watts (English, 1817-1904). Oil. National Portrait Gallery.
This delicate yet sensuous portrait shows the 17-year-old Ellen Terry choosing between the camellias, which despite their luscious appearance have little scent, and the violets in her hand which are far humbler in appearance but smell sweeter. The choice, which is symbolic of that between worldly vanities and higher virtues, had a personal significance for the artist and the sitter. 1864 was the year in which Terry gave up the stage to marry Watts, thirty years her senior, and to be educated by him. The marriage lasted barely a year, and despite Watts's disapproval, Terry eventually returned to the stage.
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1. George Frederic Watts (1817-1904), Ellen Terry (‘Choosing’), 1864, oil on strawboard mounted on Gatorfoam, 47.2 x 35.2 cm.
2. Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879), Ellen Terry at Age Sixteen, 1864.
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Ellen Terry ('Choosing') by George Frederic Watts - (oil on strawboard mounted on Gatorfoam, 1864) x Harley Quinn The Animated Series (2019)
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“Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates.”
Ellen Terry, “Choosing” by George Frederic Watts
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