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Painting of a woman in a white dress lying in tall grass and wildflowers, with dark woodland trees behind her.

Ophelia, reclining in a woodland meadow

A woman in a loose white dress lies on her back in tall grass among wildflowers, her head turned and hair spread beside her. Dark trees and a shadowy woodland fill the background, and the painted brushwork is loose and naturalistic.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1889
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1293 × 812 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1889; 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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