Classic Subjects: Subjects from Classic Myth or Set in Classical Times
- Ariadne, 1898
- The Awakening of Adonis, 1900
- Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, 1892
- Circe Invidiosa, 1892
- Circe, c. 1911
- The Danaides
- Echo and Narcissus
- Hylas and the Nymphs, 1896
- Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus, 1900
- Diogenes, 1882
- Penelope and the Suitors, 1912
- Psyche
- Ulysses and the Sirens, 1891
- Phyllis and Demophoon, 1897
Subjects Set in Roman Times
- Mariamne Leaving the Judgement Seat of Herod, 1887
- After the Dance, 1876
- St. Eulalia, 1885
- The Remorse of the Emperor Nero after the Murder of His Mother, 1878
- The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius, 1883
Medieval Subjects
- A Mermaid, 1901
- St. Ceilia, 1895
- Fair Rosamund
- Isabella and the Pot of Basil (Keats)
- Juliet, c. 1897 (Shakespeare)
- The Shrine, 1895 (Tennyson)
- "I am Half Sick of Shadows," said the Lady of Shalott, 1911 (Tennyson)
- Mariana in the South (Tennyson), 1897
- Lady of Shalott, 1894
- Ophelia, 1894
Allegorical Subjects
- Destiny, 1900
- Sleep and His Half-Brother, 1874
- Vanity
General
- Maidens Picking Flowers by a Stream
- Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
- An Eastern Reminiscence
- The Rose Bower
- Portrait of Phyllis Waterhouse, c. 1899
- Windflowers, 1903
- A Waterhouse Gallery
Discussions
- Waterhouse and Pre-Raphaelite Style
- The Middle-Ages from Dante Gabriel Rossetti to John William Waterhouse
- Waterhouse and Classicism
- Waterhouse between Aestheticism and Classicism
- The Remorse of Nero After the Murder of His Mother: A Brief Explanation
- Same Style, Different Women: J. W. Waterhouse and Overcoming the Femme Fatale
Last modified 2 January 2011