A mermaid by John William Waterhouse 1900 CC1005 Postcard


Postcard inspired by one of Waterhouse's most popular paintings A mermaid 1900.As with several of Waterhouse's works A mermaid is thought to be inspired by a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson The mermaid (1830). The poem includes the lines: Who would beA mermaid fairSinging aloneCombing her hair

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