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The Window Seat, George Frederic Watts, 1861

The Window Seat

1861 · Oil painting · 37.5 × 29.5 cm

About the painting

This intimate study of a woman sewing recalls 17th-century Dutch paintings. It belonged to Charles Rickards, an important early patron of Watts.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Particulars

1861 · aged 44
18171904
Accession number
CAI.1

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On the same theme · Sewing

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George Frederic Watts, portraitGeorge Frederic WattsBritish, 1817–1904

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Victoria and Albert Museum

London, United Kingdom

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked
13 days ago
In this state since
Sep 25, 2026
Source
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What it shows

SewingInterior

In the catalog

PaintingsOilBritish paintingRealismImpressionism19th centuryVictorianBritish SchoolGreat Britain

Sources

  • Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Clytie, George Frederic Watts, ca. 1868–75

Clytie

ca. 1868–75 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Virginia Dalrymple (1850-1922), George Frederic Watts, 1865

Virginia Dalrymple (1850-1922)

1865 · Harvard Art Museums

The Creation of Eve, George Frederic Watts, c. 1865-c. 1899

The Creation of Eve

c. 1865-c. 1899 · Harvard Art Museums

The Genius of Greek Poetry, George Frederic Watts, 1878

The Genius of Greek Poetry

1878 · Harvard Art Museums

Dorothy Tennant, Later Lady Stanley, George Frederic Watts

Dorothy Tennant, Later Lady Stanley

The National Gallery

The Court of Death, George Frederic Watts

The Court of Death

The National Gallery

Study of Clouds, George Frederic Watts, 19th century

Study of Clouds

19th century · The National Gallery

The All-Pervading, George Frederic Watts, 19th century

The All-Pervading

19th century · The National Gallery

Bird of Paradise, Hashimoto Chitaka, 2026

Hashimoto Chitaka

Bird of Paradise, 2026

Torsion 2, Taruma Shoko, 2025

Taruma Shoko

Torsion 2, 2025

Fu, Someya Satoshi, 2025

Someya Satoshi

Fu, 2025

Bow Before the Curtain Falls, 2024

Bow Before the Curtain Falls, 2024

Summer, 2024

Summer, 2024

Red Flow, Ishizuka Genta, 2024

Ishizuka Genta

Red Flow, 2024

3D replica of Michelangelo's Prisoner (4117-1854), Factum Arte, 2024

Factum Arte

3D replica of Michelangelo's Prisoner (4117-1854), 2024

Sculpture, ‘Co-Existence – the Man and the Monkey’, Zhao Lin, 2024

Zhao Lin

Sculpture, ‘Co-Existence – the Man and the Monkey’, 2024

Two Women Seated at Round Table [recto], Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko

Two Women Seated at Round Table [recto]

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Woman Sewing, Mark Rothko, c. 1934

Mark Rothko

Woman Sewing, c. 1934

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Woman Embroidering, Edgar Degas, 1855/1860

Edgar Degas

Woman Embroidering, 1855/1860

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Interior - Annette Sewing, Alberto Giacometti, 1954

Alberto Giacometti

Interior - Annette Sewing, 1954

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Fitting, Mary Cassatt, 1890-1891

Mary Cassatt

The Fitting, 1890-1891

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Fitting, Mary Cassatt, 1890-1891

Mary Cassatt

The Fitting, 1890-1891

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Fitting [recto], Mary Cassatt, 1890-1891

Mary Cassatt

The Fitting [recto], 1890-1891

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Fitting, Mary Cassatt, 1890-1891

Mary Cassatt

The Fitting, 1890-1891

Not on view · National Gallery of Art