Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Mermaid in the Fisherman’s Net
A pale woman stands within a broad mesh that spreads like a skirt around her body. An enormous shell arches overhead, enclosing the dark sea beyond. The caption names the sea king’s only daughter, linking the ornamental figure to the mermaid caught in the fisherman’s net.
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Ben Kutcher. "The Mermaid in the Fisherman’s Net" [editorial title]. In A House of Pomegranates, Oscar Wilde. Ben Kutcher's illustrated1918 edition, with H. L. Mencken introduction and additional Wilde tales; Library of Congress copy, Internet Archive benkutchersillus00wild, 1918, Moffat, Yard and Company. Source scan leaf 133. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0368-0109
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Ben Kutcher. The Mermaid in the Fisherman’s Net. A House of Pomegranates. Scan leaf 133. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0368-0109