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Painting of a red-haired mermaid combing her hair on a rocky shore, with a silver tail, a dish of pearls, and sea cliffs behind her.

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
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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

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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