At Zennor Cornwall a Mermaid Takes a Passer-By by Surprise by J.R. Weguelin, image from Art.com.
This post will be followed by a lengthier one about The Mermaid of Zennor. I discovered this image while researching mermaids for Mermaid and Other Water Spirit Tales From Around the World
in which The Mermaid of Zennor appears. But I didn't find any more information about this particular image by Weguelin, who was primarily an illustrator. It's unusual in time setting so I wanted to share it here. I wonder which book or magazine it originally appeared within....
in which The Mermaid of Zennor appears. But I didn't find any more information about this particular image by Weguelin, who was primarily an illustrator. It's unusual in time setting so I wanted to share it here. I wonder which book or magazine it originally appeared within....You can see a larger image of it here. The mermaid's tale is really quite fascinating.
I found this--1902 MERMAID ZENNOR STORY ILLUSTRATION CONRAD WEGUELIN
--an old magazine article by Conrad Weguelin and illustrated by J.R. Weguelin but the illustration style isn't the same, so I doubt the images were produced together.
--an old magazine article by Conrad Weguelin and illustrated by J.R. Weguelin but the illustration style isn't the same, so I doubt the images were produced together.
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