George Frederic Watts

George Frederic Watts was a male painter and sculptor born in London in 1817. He served in the British Army and was a member of the Royal Academy of Arts, where he was also educated. His artistic output included works in the academic art and Symbolism movements, with a focus on the portrait genre. He was a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and spoke English.

Watts received the Order of Merit and is known for his notable work *Hope*. He was married to Ellen Terry and Mary Fraser Tytler. He died in Compton in 1904. His works are held in the collections of the Städel Museum, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Tate, and the National Gallery of Victoria. He is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.