A Mermaid

A Mermaid is a 1900 oil painting by the British artist John William Waterhouse.^[1] It was inspired by Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 1830 poem The Mermaid. He produced an oil sketch for the work in 1892.^[2] Waterhouse presented it to the Royal Academy of Arts at his diploma work, having been elected to full membership five years earlier. It was displayed at the academy's Summer Exhibition of 1901 at Burlington House.^[3]

A Mermaid
Artist	John William Waterhouse
Year	1900
Type	Oil on canvas, mythological painting
Dimensions	96.6 cm × 66.6 cm (38.0 in × 26.2 in)
Location	Royal Academy, London

See also

• List of paintings by John William Waterhouse