Monday 18 July 2016

Victorian Mermaids

On a hot sticky day like today the lure of the cooling sea is loud and strong or is it the siren calls of the mermaids I hear?

Vintage Postcard
Illustration from the Orange Fairy Book

Victorian Advert

John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) English Painter

6 comments:

  1. Love the Orange Fairy Book image. There is something beautifully eerie about the tail...

    ReplyDelete
  2. Gorgeous images! Really love them all!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Ooh, this post is perfect!

    As a child, I often dreamed of becoming a mermaid... and I can't even swim.

    The Victorian advert and John William Waterhouse painting are my favourites ♥

    ReplyDelete
  4. Ooh, this post is perfect!

    As a child, I often dreamed of becoming a mermaid... and I can't even swim.

    The Victorian advert and John William Waterhouse painting are my favourites ♥

    ReplyDelete
  5. Ooh, this post is perfect!

    As a child, I often dreamed of becoming a mermaid... and I can't even swim.

    The Victorian advert and John William Waterhouse painting are my favourites ♥

    ReplyDelete
  6. Koh what gorgeous pictures! The Here Be Faeries wallpaper is my Facebook background!

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for leaving a kind comment it's appreciated.