Biography of George Frederick Watts 1817-1904

 St Andrew's Church, Blickling

George Frederick Watts 1817-1904 is in Sculptors, Painters.

On 23 Feb 1817 George Frederick Watts was born.

1844. George Frederick Watts (age 26). Portrait of Mary Augusta Baroness Fox (age 32) on a Daybed.

Mary Augusta Baroness Fox: In 1812 she was born to George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry and Mary Beauclerk Countess Coventry. On 09 May 1833 Henry Fox 4th Baron Holland and she were married. She the daughter of George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry and Mary Beauclerk Countess Coventry. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. In 1889 Mary Augusta Baroness Fox died.

Around 1849. George Frederick Watts (age 31). "Found Drowned". The scene is set under Waterloo Bridge where the body of a young woman in a flame-coloured dress has been washed up on the foreshore of the Thames.

Around 1850. George Frederick Watts (age 32). Portrait of Mary Lowther (age 65).

Mary Lowther: In 1785 she was born to William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale. On 16 Sep 1820 Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck and she were married. She the daughter of William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale. He the son of William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland and Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland. On 21 Oct 1863 Mary Lowther died.

1850 to 1852. George Frederick Watts (age 32). Portrait of Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 34).

1851 to 1853. George Frederick Watts (age 33). Portrait of Sophia Ricketts Dalrymple nee Pattle (age 21).

Sophia Ricketts Dalrymple nee Pattle: On 19 Mar 1829 she was born to James Peter Pattle at Garden Reach, Calcutta. Before 28 Dec 1888 John Warrender Dalrymple 7th Baronet and she were married. On 16 Jun 1911 Sophia Ricketts Dalrymple nee Pattle died.

Around 1851. George Frederick Watts (age 33). Portrait of John Russell 1st Earl Russell (age 58).

Around 1852. George Frederick Watts (age 34). Portrait of Sarah Prinsep nee Pattle (age 35).

Sarah Monckton Pattle: On 16 Aug 1816 she was born to James Peter Pattle. On 14 May 1835 Henry Thoby Prinsep and she were married at Calcutta, India. The difference in their ages was 24 years. On 15 Dec 1887 Sarah Monckton Pattle died.

1856 to 1857. George Frederick Watts (age 38). Portrait of Edmund Lyons 1st Baron Lyons (age 65).

Edmund Lyons 1st Baron Lyons: On 21 Nov 1790 he was born. On 23 Nov 1858 he died.

1857 to 1859. George Frederick Watts (age 39). Portrait of Prudence Penelope Cavendish-Bentinck nee Leslie (age 30).

Prudence Penelope Cavendish-Bentinck nee Leslie: On 08 Nov 1826 she was born to Charles Powell Leslie. On 14 Aug 1850 or 16 Sep 1850 George Cavendish-Bentinck and she were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. On 22 Jun 1896 she died at Spanish Place, Manchester Square.

1857 to 1858. George Frederick Watts (age 39). Portrait of Jane "Jeanie" Elizabeth Hughes (age 28).

Jane "Jeanie" Elizabeth Hughes: On 10 Dec 1828 she was born to John Hughes at Uffington, Oxfordshire. On 10 Aug 1848 Nassau John Senior and she were married. On 24 Mar 1877 she died.

1858. George Frederick Watts (age 40). Portrait of Helen Huth nee Ogilvy (age 20).

Helen Huth nee Ogilvy: In Sep 1837 she was born to Thomas Ogilvy of Corrimony in Inverness-shire. On 11 Apr 1855 Louis Huth and she were married.

Around 1860. George Frederick Watts (age 42). Portrait of George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 36).

1862. George Frederick Watts (age 44). Portrait of Emily Sellwood Baroness Tennyson (age 48).

Emily Sellwood Baroness Tennyson: On 09 Jul 1813 she was born to Henry Sellwood at Market Place, Horncastle. On 13 Jun 1850 Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson and she were married. She the elder sister of his brother Charle's wife Louisa Sellwood. The London Gazette 25308. Whitehall, January 11, 1884. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Alfred Tennyson, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Tennyson, of Aldworth, in the county of Sussex, and of Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight. [she by marriage Baroness Tennyson of Aldworth in Sussex and of Freshwater in the Isle of Wight.] On 10 Aug 1896 she died.

1862. George Frederick Watts (age 44). Portrait of Edith Villiers Countess Lytton (age 20).

Edith Villiers Countess Lytton: On 15 Sep 1841 she was born to Edward Ernest Villiers and Elizabeth Charlotte Liddell. On 04 Oct 1864 Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton 1st Earl and she were married. In 1880 Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton 1st Earl was created 1st Earl of Lytton in Derbyshire. She by marriage Countess of Lytton in Derbyshire. On 17 Sep 1936 Edith Villiers Countess Lytton died.

1864. George Frederick Watts (age 46). Self-Portrait.

Around 1864. George Frederick Watts (age 46). Portrait of the artist's wife [his future wife] Ellen Terry (age 16) entitled "Choosing".

1864. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 48). Photograph of George Frederick Watts (age 46).

On 20 Feb 1864 George Frederick Watts (age 46) and Ellen Terry (age 17) were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years.

1867. George Frederick Watts (age 49). Portrait of May Prinsep Baroness Tennyson (age 13).

1870. George Frederick Watts (age 52). Portrait of Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 36).

In 1870 William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian (age 38) died without issue. His brother Schomberg Henry Kerr Kerr 9th Marquess Lothian (age 36) succeeded 9th Marquess Lothian. Victoria Alexandrina Montagu-Douglas-Scott Marchioness Lothian (age 25) by marriage Marchioness Lothian. Monument at St Andrew's Church, Blickling [Map] sculpted by George Frederick Watts (age 52) in 1878.

William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian: In 1832 he was born to John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian. On 14 Nov 1841 John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian died at Blickling Hall, Norfolk. His son William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian succeeded 8th Marquess Lothian. He inherited the Blickling, Norfolk estate and made significant changes. On 12 Aug 1857 William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian and Constance Harriet Mahonesa Talbot Marchioness Lothian were married. She by marriage Marchioness Lothian. She the daughter of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford. He the son of John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian. They were first cousins.

Schomberg Henry Kerr Kerr 9th Marquess Lothian: On 02 Dec 1833 he was born to John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian. In 1865 Schomberg Henry Kerr Kerr 9th Marquess Lothian and Victoria Alexandrina Montagu-Douglas-Scott Marchioness Lothian were married. She the daughter of Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry and Charlotte Anne Thynne Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury. He the son of John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian. On 17 Jan 1900 Schomberg Henry Kerr Kerr 9th Marquess Lothian died. His daughter Robert Schomberg Henry Kerr 10th Marchioness Lothian succeeded 10th Marchioness Lothian.

Victoria Alexandrina Montagu-Douglas-Scott Marchioness Lothian: On 20 Nov 1844 she was born to Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry and Charlotte Anne Thynne Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury. On 19 Jun 1938 Victoria Alexandrina Montagu-Douglas-Scott Marchioness Lothian died.

1870. George Frederick Watts (age 52). Portrait of William Morris (age 35).

1871. George Frederick Watts (age 53). Portrait of John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 41).

1871. George Frederick Watts (age 53). Portrait of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 42).

1871. George Frederick Watts (age 53). Portrait of Henry Thoby Prinsep (age 78).

Henry Thoby Prinsep: On 15 Jul 1792 he was born to John Prinsep and Sophie Elizabeth Auriol. On 11 Feb 1878 Henry Thoby Prinsep died.

1876. George Frederick Watts (age 58). Portrait of Eevleen Tennant (age 19).

Eevleen Tennant: On 21 Nov 1856 she was born to Charles Tennant. On 12 Mar 1937 she died.

Before 1891. George Frederick Watts (age 73). Portrait of Harry George Powlett 4th Duke Cleveland (age 87).

Before 1904. George Frederick Watts (age 86). Portrait of Elizabeth Baring Countess Kenmare (age 36) known as "My Lady Peacock".

Elizabeth Baring Countess Kenmare: On 16 Mar 1867 she was born to Edward Baring 1st Baron Revelstoke and Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel Baroness Revelstoke at Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey. On 26 Apr 1887 Valentine Charles Browne 5th Earl of Kenmare and she were married. He the son of Valentine Browne 4th Earl of Kenmare and Gertrude Thynne Countess Kenmare. On 21 May 1944 Elizabeth Baring Countess Kenmare died.

Before 1904. George Frederick Watts (age 86). Portrait of Virginia Somers-Cocks Countess Somers (age 76).

Virginia Somers-Cocks Countess Somers: On 14 Jan 1827 she was born to James Peter Pattle. In 1850 Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers and she were married. He the son of John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers and Caroline Yorke Countess Somers. On 05 Oct 1852 John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers died. His son Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers succeeded 3rd Earl Somers 3rd Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire, 4th Baron Somers. She by marriage Countess Somers. On 29 Sep 1910 Virginia Somers-Cocks Countess Somers died.

Before 1904. George Frederick Watts (age 86). Portrait of Dorothy Tennant Lady Stanley (age 48).

Dorothy Tennant Lady Stanley: On 22 Mar 1855 she was born to Charles Tennant. On 05 Oct 1926 she died.

Before 1904. George Frederick Watts (age 86). Portrait of Walter Crane (age 58).

Before 1904. George Frederick Watts (age 86). Portrait of Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour.

Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour: she was born to Charles Balfour and Minnie Georgiana Liddell. On 20 Jan 1891 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 6th Earl Radnor and she were married. He the son of William Pleydell-Bouverie 5th Earl Radnor and Helen Matilda Chaplin Countess Radnor. On 05 Jan 1946 Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour died.

Before 1904. Hubert Von Herkomer (age 54). Portrait of George Frederick Watts (age 86).

On 01 Jul 1904 George Frederick Watts (age 87) died.

On 21 Jul 1928 [his former wife] Ellen Terry (age 81) died.

Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones. Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones was written by his wife Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones and published in 1906 by The Macmillan Company.

Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet aged 37 from the portrait by George Frederick Watts.