Loose painted study of a woman with dark hair bowed head, wrapped in blue drapery, against green and ochre brushstrokes.

Nymph, study by John William Waterhouse

A painterly study of a young woman with dark hair pinned up, her head bowed and eyes lowered toward the lower left. She wears a loose blue drape over her bare shoulder, set against loose green and ochre brushwork that dissolves the background.

Artist: John William Waterhouse
Date: 1900
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Size: 1347 × 2103 px

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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1900; 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)

20th century romantic art 1900s 1900 sketch study oil painting pre-raphaelite woman portrait blue drapery bowed head painterly john william waterhouse nymphs