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The inspiration behind The Magic Circle
Considered opinion on The Magic Circle is that there is no clear precedent for the story it depicts. Indeed the Tate Gallery’s own notes on the painting suggest “The meaning of the picture is unclear”. However our article in the Summer 2023 Pre-Raphaelite Review: A Mirror of Poesy: New evidence for the inspiration behind John…
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Face inside the Circle
In 2017 we discovered JW Waterhouse hid an image of a face in the background of his painting “The Magic Circle”. This is the story of that discovery. Viewing the picture at a distance, allows the image of a face to be revealed. it is a large picture and we have found no evidence that…
Waterhouse Revealed 