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Loose painted study of a woman in white holding flowers by a stream under blossoming trees, with a kneeling figure in red-brown at right.

Study for Dante and Matilda

A loose, sketch-like study shows a woman in a long white dress holding a bouquet of pink flowers, standing on grass beside a stream under blossoming trees. At right, a kneeling figure in a red-brown robe and headscarf clasps hands, while two pale-robed figures stand in the shadowy background.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1914
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1139 × 894 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1914; 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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