The Death of Chatterton is an oil painting on canvas by English painter Henry Wallis. The painting was completed in 1856 during the Romantic period in Europe. The subject of the painting was the 17-year-old English poet Thomas Chatterton. The model used for the painting was the young George Meredith, a Victorian era English novelist and poet.[1]
The 'Death of Chatterton' is also a play written by Tim Norton and world premiered at the Habardasher's Aske's Boys' School.