Men and Women of the Time: A Dictionary of Contemporaries by Victor G. Plarr, 1899A contemporary biography of Waterhouse dating from 1899, and mentioning Waterhouse's election as a member of the Gentleman's club The Athenaeum, and citing the "Antonia" of Wilkie Collins as being the inspiration for Waterhouse's painting The Emperor Honorius: Waterhouse, John William R.A., was born in Rome in 1849. His first important picture was "Sleep and his brother Death," exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1874. This was followed by "Miranda," 1875; "After the Dance" (hung on the line), 1876, and "The Emperor Honorius," a classical picture, the most important he had as yet painted, which is said to have been suggested by a passage in the "Antonia" of Wilkie Collins. The "Oracle" and the "Lady of Shalott," and "Circe" followed among many other works, and in 1895 Mr. Waterhouse achieved fame with his "St Cecilia," and with his "Pandora" in 1896. "Hylas and the Nymphs" was exhibited in 1897, and "Flora and the Zephyrs" and "Ariadne" in 1898. In 1899 he exhibited a portrait of Miss Molly Rickman. He was elected an A.R.A. in 1885, and R.A. ten years later. In April 1899 he was elected a member of the Athenaeum under Rule 2. Addresses: 6 Primrose Hill Studios, Regent's Park, N.W.; and Athenaeum.
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