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Painting of a woman in a golden classical gown and blue sash in a doorway, holding a white vessel, with a red curtain and columns behind her.

The Spinner

A young woman with dark hair and a gold circlet stands in a doorway, wearing a gold-yellow draped gown with a blue sash. She holds a small white vessel near a red curtain, with pale columns and a patterned tiled floor behind her.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1874
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
884 × 1100 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1874; 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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