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Seated young woman in white dress and blue shawl holds a peacock feather fan, on a stone bench against a pale wall.

Day Dreams

A young woman in a white dress and blue shawl sits on a stone bench against a pale plastered wall, holding an open peacock-feather fan in her lap. A small tree branch and blue shutter appear at the upper edge, with stone paving below, in a painting with soft, muted tones.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1879
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1868 × 3200 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1879; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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