Wednesday, June 2, 2010

G F Watts - Portrait of Miss Chariclea Ionides




[Portrait of Miss Chariclea Ionides,later Dannreuther]

oil on canvas laid on panel, oval
12 x 10.5"

Chariclea was the fifth, and last, child of Alexander Constantine and Euterpe Ionides. Alexander was an important patron of Watts and friend. She married, initially against her families wishes, the pianist Edward Dannreuther who was a great champion of Wagner.

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