3614793 Orpheus and Eurydice, 1900-03 (oil on canvas) by Watts, George Frederic (1817-1904); 185.4x104.1 cm; Watts Gallery, Compton, Surrey, UK; (add.info.: Orpheus and Eurydice; mythological subject shown as a figure composition featuring a female and male nude with a lyre., In Greek legend the musician Orpheus descends to Hades to secure the release of his wife Eurydice. But on his return to earth he gazes backward and Eurydice vanishes forever. This painting shows the moment of her collapse. Orpheus has dropped the lyre to reach out, but the pallor of Eurydice??? skin indicates death is already upon her as she falls back into the gloom of the underworld.); by Watts Gallery ; by Trustees of Watts Gallery; English, out of copyright.