The Daily Painting: Miss Margaret Henderson

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Miss Margaret Henderson

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John William Waterhouse

(English, 1849-1917)

Miss Margaret Henderson, 1900

Oil on canvas

One of my favorite of Waterhouse's portraits, though I can't find a very high quality photo of it.

1 comment:

UnknownFebruary 25, 2010 at 7:37 PM
I love the chair, the color is lovely. Also her fan is adorable, and her eyes are beautiful, yet slightly haunting/pondering.
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