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Plate I A Rehearsal in Fairy Land

Print
1870 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A coloured etching showing a fairy girl surrounded by birds amongst leaves and grass.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Plate I A Rehearsal in Fairy Land (generic title)
  • In Fairyland: A Series of Pictures from the Elf World (published title)
Materials and techniques
Colour etching and letterpress on paper
Brief description
Print by Richard Doyle, entitled 'Plate I A Rehearsal in Fairy Land', part of a volume 'In Fairyland: A Series of Pictures from the Elf World' with a Poem by William Allingham, published London, 1870
Physical description
A coloured etching showing a fairy girl surrounded by birds amongst leaves and grass.
Dimensions
  • Sheet size height: 27.5cm
  • Sheet size width: 37.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
A Rehearsal in Fairy Land. Musical Elf teaching the young birds to sing.
Credit line
Given by Lionel Lambourne, former Keeper in The Department of Paintings
Production
This print is an illustration from the book In Fairyland: A Series of Pictures from the Elf World, published in London in 1870.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Bruno Girveau and Roger Diederen, eds. Walt Disney's wunderbare Welt und ihre Wurzeln in der europaischen Kunst Munchen: Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung: 2008.
  • Taken from R.P. 1997/452 Acquisition Form
  • Taken from R.P. 1997/452 Catalogue Sheet
Collection
Accession number
E.515:5-1997

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Record createdFebruary 28, 2008
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