Echo and Narcissus

John William Waterhouse

1903 · Oil on canvas · Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

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About this work

Artist: John William Waterhouse (1849–1917)
Year: 1903
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 109.2 × 189.2 cm
Collection: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Movement: Pre-Raphaelite

Narcissus lies at the edge of a woodland pool, lost in his own reflection, while the nymph Echo, in a rose-coloured robe slipping from one shoulder, sits on the opposite bank among wild irises and watches him, unable to speak first and unable to be heard. Waterhouse painted the story from Ovid in 1903, late in his career, and it was bought by the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool the same year. Narcissus flowers already grow at his side, foretelling his end, and the cool greens, grey rocks and still water make it one of the most serene of his pictures; the long canvas sets the two figures at either end with the pool between them, so that the distance that separates them is the subject.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A nymph in rose watching a youth at a woodland pool, in greens, grey and still water, a wide, calm painting for a bedroom, living room or hallway at 24×36 in natural wood. Sage, cream or soft grey walls suit it; pair it with Ulysses and the Sirens.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Pre-Raphaelite painting
Era: 20th century (1903)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, bedroom, hallway or entryway, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Echo and Narcissus in the public domain?

Yes. John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Walker Art Gallery.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Echo and Narcissus painted, and in what medium?

Echo and Narcissus dates from 1903 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 109.2 × 189.2 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Echo and Narcissus we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of John William Waterhouse's Echo and Narcissus — a nymph in rose watching a youth gaze at his reflection in a woodland pool — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. The Pre-Raphaelites, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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