A Mermaid

John William Waterhouse, 1900, Royal Academy of Arts

‘A Mermaid’ is a work by John William Waterhouse (United Kingdom, 1849–1917). It is dated 1900. It is part of the collection Royal Academy of Arts. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.

It is made of canvas and oil paint. It measures 97 × 67 cm. The work belongs to the genre mythological painting. The things depicted include mermaid, wind wave, sea, and head hair.