Editing Lawrence Alma-Tadema (section)

===Later years===
Alma-Tadema's output decreased with time, partly on account of health, but also because of his obsession with decorating his new home, to which he moved in 1883. Nevertheless, he continued to exhibit throughout the 1880s and 1890s, receiving accolades including the medal of Honour at the [[Exposition Universelle (1889)|Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889]], election to an honorary membership of the Oxford University Dramatic Society in 1890, and the Great Gold Medal at the [[Brussels International (1897)|International Exposition in Brussels of 1897]]. In 1899 he was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in England, only the eighth artist from the Continent to receive this honour. He assisted with organizing the British section at the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris]], as well as exhibiting two works that earned him the Grand Prix Diploma. He also assisted with the [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition|St. Louis World's Fair of 1904]], where he was well received.

[[File:Portrait of Lawrence Alma-Tadema.jpg|thumb|upright|Alma-Tadema standing next to a portrait bust of him (1912)]]

During this time, Alma-Tadema was very active with theatre design and production, designing many costumes. He also began to design furniture, often modelled after Pompeian or Egyptian motifs, as well as illustrations, textiles, and picture frames. In late 1902 he visited Egypt.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Court Circular |date=19 November 1902 |page=10 |issue=36929}}</ref> These other interests influenced his paintings, as he often incorporated some of his furniture designs and female costumes into the composition. Through his last period of creativity Alma-Tadema continued to produce paintings which repeated the successful formula of women on marble terraces overlooking the sea such as in ''Silver Favourites'' (1903).<ref name = " Barrow 179">Barrow, ''Lawrence Alma-Tadema'', p. 179</ref> Between 1903 and his death, Alma-Tadema painted less but still produced ambitious paintings such as ''[[The Finding of Moses (Alma-Tadema painting)|The Finding of Moses]]'' (1904).<ref name = " Barrow 186">Barrow, ''Lawrence Alma-Tadema'', p. 186</ref>

On 15 August 1909 Alma-Tadema's wife, Laura, died at the age of fifty-seven. The grief-stricken widower outlived his second wife by less than three years. His last major composition was ''Preparation in the Coliseum'' (1912).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vcrfl.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/sir-lawrence-alma-tadema-preparation-in-the-coliseum-1912/ |title=Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema: Preparation in the Coliseum (1912) &#124; Vivat! Crescat! Floreat! |date=4 March 2012 |publisher=Vcrfl.wordpress.com |access-date=2013-09-10}}</ref> In the summer of 1912, Alma-Tadema was accompanied by his daughter Anna to Kaiserhof Spa, [[Wiesbaden]], Germany, to be treated for stomach ulcers.<ref name = " Barrow 194">Barrow, '' Lawrence Alma-Tadema'', p. 194</ref> He died there on 28 June 1912 at the age of seventy-six. He was buried in the crypt of [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in London.<ref name=" Barrow 194"/>

In 1975, a [[blue plaque]] was unveiled in his honour. [[:File:SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA O.M. 1836-1912 Painter lived here 1886-1912.jpg|This plaque]] commemorates Alma-Tadema at 44 Grove End Road, [[St John's Wood]], his home from 1886 until his death in 1912.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://openplaques.org/plaques/569 |title=Lawrence Alma-Tadema blue plaque |publisher=openplaques.org |access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="EngHet">{{cite web|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/alma-tadema-sir-lawrence-o.m.-1836-1912 |title=ALMA-TADEMA, SIR LAWRENCE, O.M. (1836–1912)|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=17 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehammocknovel.wordpress.com/2013/09/09/james-tissots-house-at-st-johns-wood-london/|title=James Tissot's house at St. John's Wood, London|first1=Lucy|last1=Paquette|date=9 September 2013 |publisher=/thehammocknovel.wordpress.com |access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref>