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Painting of a woman in a red dress raising a blue cup, with a round mirror reflecting sailing ships on the sea behind her.

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A young woman in a flowing red gown lifts a blue cup to her lips, her face in profile beside a round mirror that reflects ships with billowing sails on the sea. Golden arches, marble columns and a checkered floor frame the scene, with books and a golden dish on a table at left.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1900
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2181 × 2769 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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