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Pale nude figures sleep in grass under pink-flowered branches, with fish-like shapes floating above in a muted green dreamlike scene.

Sleeping nude figures among flowering branches

Several pale, nude figures lie sprawled and sleeping in long grass beneath a canopy of pink-flowered branches. Pale, fish-like forms hover among the blossoms above, and the muted greens and grey flesh tones give a dreamlike, drowsy mood.

Artist: Edward Burne-Jones
Date: 1870
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 1000 × 712 px

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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1870; 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): Edward Burne-Jones, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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