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

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6 comments:

  1. Magaly Guerrero19 July 2016 at 13:03

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

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  2. Magic Love Crow20 July 2016 at 09:38

    Gorgeous images! Really love them all!

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  3. Winter Moon20 July 2016 at 16:36

    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 ♥

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  4. Winter Moon20 July 2016 at 16:36

    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 ♥

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  5. Winter Moon20 July 2016 at 16:36

    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 ♥

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  6. Laura M21 July 2016 at 02:48

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

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