Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May (Waterhouse painting 1908)

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Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May
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Artist John William Waterhouse
Year1908
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions61.6 cm× 45.7 cm(24.3 in× 18.0 in)
LocationPrivate collection

Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May is an oil painting on canvas created in 1908 by British Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse. It was the first of two paintings inspired by the 17th century poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick which begins:

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.

Oil study for Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May. Gather Ye Rosebuds - Ophelia.jpg
Oil study for Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May.

The painting has a matching oil study. [1]

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References

  1. Hobson, Anthony (1980). The Art and Life of JW Waterhouse RA 1849-1917. Studio Vista & Christie's. pp. 133 & 138. ISBN   0289709199 . Retrieved 4 November 2025.