Who painted “La Belle Dame Sans Merci”?

“La Belle Dame Sans Merci” was painted by John William Waterhouse in 1893. Where to see it: Hessian State Museum Darmstadt.

Pre-Raphaelite

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John William Waterhouse: red-haired, pale women from myth and Arthurian legend, beside water or among flowers, painted with Pre-Raphaelite clarity.

John William Waterhouse (baptised 6 April 1849 – 10 February 1917) was an English painter known for working first in the Academic style and for then embracing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter. Wikipedia

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“The Lady of Shalott”, 1888
“Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses”, 1891
“Hylas and the Nymphs”, 1896
“Ulysses and the Sirens”, 1891
“Echo and Narcissus”, 1903
“Circe Invidiosa”, 1892
“The Magic Circle”, 1886
“Sleep and his Half-brother Death”, 1874