A Mermaid and Nymphs ~ John William Waterhouse

Oil on canvas,Royal Academy of Arts,

London, Diploma work presented by the
Photo © Royal Academy of Arts, London

Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus,
1900, Oil on canvas, Collection
Sir Tim Rice,  Photo: Ian Bavington Jones

 

These paintings are by John William Waterhouse,

Rome 1849 - London 1917 . Discover more here

The Mermaid

Who would be

A mermaid fair,
Singing alone,

Combing her hair
Under the sea,

In a golden curl

With a comb of pearl,

On a throne?

I would be a mermaid fair;
I would sing to myself the whole of the day;
With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair;
And still as I comb I would sing and say,
"Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"

- Lord Alfred Tennyson, The Mermaid

City of Sea Angels

Unknown artist