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Manners and Customs of some of the natives of Fairyland

Print
1870 (published)
Artist/Maker
Longman (publisher)
Doyle, Richard (artist)
Allingham, William (poet)
Place of origin
England (made)

Three images: the first showing a fairy riding a moth; the second showing a female fairy on a toadstool, with a male fairy kneeling on the ground kissing her hair, a lute by his feet; the third showing fairies playing with squirrels, owls, parrots and other birds.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Fairy Tales and Legends
Books
Object type
print
Titles
  • Manners and Customs of some of the natives of Fairyland (popular title)
  • In Fairyland: A Series of Pictures from the Elf World (published title)
  • Plate XI An Evening Ride; A Serenade; Fairy Childs Play (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour etching and letterpress on paper
Paper
Printing Inks
Etching (Printing Process)
Letterpress Printing
Brief description
Print by Richard Doyle, entitled 'Plate XI An Evening Ride; A Serenade; Fairy Childs Play', 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
Three images: the first showing a fairy riding a moth; the second showing a female fairy on a toadstool, with a male fairy kneeling on the ground kissing her hair, a lute by his feet; the third showing fairies playing with squirrels, owls, parrots and other birds.
Dimensions
  • Sheet size height: 27.5cm
  • Sheet size width: 37.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Manners and Customs of some of the natives of Fairyland. / An Evening Ride. / A Serenade. / Fairy Child's Play.
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.
Bibliographic references
  • Taken from R.P. 1997/452 Acquisition Form
  • Taken from R.P. 1997/452 Catalogue Sheet
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.515:23-1997

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Record createdApril 8, 2009
Record URL
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