12/25/09

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

10/1/09

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 TennysonThe Mermaid

9/30/09