A Kneeling Figure (A Man of Sorrows) — George Frederic Watts

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Artist: George Frederic Watts
Date: 1835
Location: Watts Gallery

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THE ARTIST

George Frederic Watts

George Frederic Watts, a British Symbolist, dedicated his life to an epic cycle of allegorical paintings exploring the 'House of Life.'

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