Windflowers (windswept) — John William Waterhouse

Windflowers (Windswept)


John William Waterhouse (1849 - 1917)

Explore the captivating Pre-Raphaelite & Victorian paintings of John William Waterhouse (1849-1917). Discover his romantic masterpieces depicting mythology, Arthurian legends, and iconic heroines like Ophelia & The Lady of Shalott.

Windflowers (Windswept) (1903) is an oil painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite painter John William Waterhouse. Waterhouse painted a series of paintings showing girls in windswept landscapes. Other examples are the recently rediscovered Boreas, and the currently unlocated March Winds. This picture was lampooned by Punch in 1903 who retitled it "Keeping her Hair on".