Explore the Exhibition of this artwork, Ulysses and the Sirens (Waterhouse).
The painting was first exhibited in 1891 at the Royal Academy, London to critical acclaim for the imaginative and romantic representation of its subject. In June of that year, Sir Hubert von Herkomer purchased the work for the National Gallery of Victoria, and it has since remained in the museum's collection.
Hubert von Herkomer romantic National Gallery of Victoria Royal Academy, London