A mermaid by John William Waterhouse 1900 CC1042 Notebook
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Notebook inspired by one of Waterhouse's most popular paintings, A mermaid, 1900. As with several other 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 be | A mermaid fair | Singing alone | Combing her hair