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Woman in a red dress at a loom by an arched window, looking up, with a stone bridge and walled town visible outside.

"I am half sick of shadows" said the Lady of Shalott

A woman in a flowing red gown sits at a loom beside a round arched window, hands raised to her head, gazing upward. Beyond the window, a stone bridge crosses a river toward a walled town under a pale sky. A checkered floor, a tapestry with a colorful band on the loom, and a spindle complete the richly detailed interior.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1916
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2451 × 3349 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1916; 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)

Español: "Estoy medio cansada de las sombras" dijo la Dama de Shalott

Una mujer con un vestido rojo fluido está sentada frente a un telar junto a una ventana redonda de arco, con las manos levantadas hacia la cabeza y la mirada dirigida hacia arriba. Afuera se ven un puente de piedra sobre un río y una ciudad amurallada bajo un cielo pálido. El suelo de cuadros, la tela con una franja de colores en el telar y un huso completan la escena interior.

Português: "Estou meio cansada de sombras" disse a Dama de Shalott

Uma mulher de vestido vermelho fluido está sentada diante de um tear, ao lado de uma janela redonda em arco, com as mãos erguidas à cabeça e o olhar voltado para cima. Do lado de fora, veem-se uma ponte de pedra sobre um rio e uma cidade murada sob um céu pálido. O piso xadrez, a tapeçaria com uma faixa colorida no tear e um fuso completam a cena interior.

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