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February 14, 2025

Beautiful Women in Paintings by William Clarke Wontner From the Early 20th Century

William Clarke Wontner (1857–1930) was a British portrait painter known for his refined and detailed works. He specialized in oil paintings and was highly regarded for his realistic and classical style, often focusing on formal portraiture of notable figures from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists and exhibited his works in major galleries like the Royal Academy.

Wontner’s paintings typically portrayed aristocrats, intellectuals, and other prominent individuals, often featuring meticulous attention to facial expression and attire. Despite his successes, he is not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, but he had a strong reputation in his time.

Here below is a set of paintings by William Clarke Wontner that depicted beautiful women from the early 20th century.

Zorahayda

A Beauty in Eastern Costume

A Classical Beauty

A Classical Beauty

A Portrait of a Young Woman in Eastern Costume

An Eastern Beauty

An Egyptian Beauty

An Elegant Beauty

An Emerald-Eyed Beauty

Cyrene

Esme

Honeysuckle

Ina Campbell, Duchess of Argyll

Julia

Leonora

Maid Marian

Portrait of a Beauty

Portrait of a Lady in a Yellow Dress

Portrait of a Young Woman

Portrait of a Young Woman

Portrait of Mrs Mary Milnes Gaskell

Safie, Lady of Baghdad

The Dancing Girl

The Emerald Necklace

The Fair Persian

The Jade Necklace

The Turban

The Willing Captive

Valeria

Young Woman in Oriental Dress

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