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| Keywords: Dame (Alice) Ellen Terry ('Choosing') by George Frederic Watts.jpg Assessments c 2009 1 1 Dame Alice Ellen Terry 'Choosing' by George Frederic Watts died 1904 The subject is Alice Ellen Terry 1847-1928 See source website for additional information From en Ellen Terry In London during an engagement at the Haymarket Theatre Terry and her sister Kate had their portraits painted by the eminent artist George Frederick Watts and he soon proposed marriage Watts's famous portraits of Terry include Choosing in which Terry must select between earthly vanities symbolised by showy but scent-less camellias and nobler values symbolised by humble-looking but fragrant violets Other famous portraits include Ophelia and together with her sister Kate The Sisters Terry was impressed with the art and elegance of his lifestyle and wished to please her parents by making an advantageous marriage They married on 20 February 1864 shortly before her 17th birthday when Watts was 46 During her marriage to Watts she was uncomfortable in the role of child bride Terry and Watts were separated after only ten months of marriage during which she took a break from the stage returning by 1866 This set of images was gathered by User Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery London website using a special tool All images in this batch have been confirmed as author died before 1939 according to the official death date listed by the NPG 5048 date but author died in 1904 It is believed that the portrait was painted around the date that the author married the subject 1864 At that time the subject was 17 years old Creator George Frederic Watts 100px PD-old-100 George Frederic Watts National Portrait Gallery London Ellen Terry Portrait paintings of females with flowers Female hair Children with flowers Human noses in art Eyelids Necklines in art Female faces in profile Girls hands People holding plants Women with chin up in art 1860s paintings in the United Kingdom Birthday flowers | ||||
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