
A Mermaid, oil painting after John William Waterhouse
A mermaid with long auburn hair sits on rocks by the sea, combing her hair with one hand and holding a silver comb. Her silvery-grey scaled tail curls over pebbles, a shallow dish sits nearby, and dark cliffs with a sea arch rise behind waves.
- Artist
- John William Waterhouse
- Date
- 1900
- Medium
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
- Size
- 1852 × 2693 px
Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1900; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)





