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Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May
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.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May
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.

See also



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