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In Fairyland: A Series of Pictures from the Elf World

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

Four image:"Flirting" showing a woman sitting on a rose, a man stands behind her and kissed her head; "Climbing" showing a man dressed in red reaching inside a nest with a bird and two chicks; "Stealing" showing a man with yellow trousers and a red cape stealing an egg from a nest with a bird; "Reposing" showing a large number of elves in white clothes and red hats lying under a mushroon.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Fairy Tales and Legends
Books
Object type
print
Titles
  • In Fairyland: A Series of Pictures from the Elf World (published title)
  • Plate III Flirting; Climbing; Stealing; Reposing (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 III Flirting; Climbing; Stealing; Reposing', 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
Four image:"Flirting" showing a woman sitting on a rose, a man stands behind her and kissed her head; "Climbing" showing a man dressed in red reaching inside a nest with a bird and two chicks; "Stealing" showing a man with yellow trousers and a red cape stealing an egg from a nest with a bird; "Reposing" showing a large number of elves in white clothes and red hats lying under a mushroon.
Dimensions
  • Sheet size height: 27.5cm
  • Sheet size width: 37.5cm
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.515:10-1997

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Record createdApril 8, 2009
Record URL
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