Manners and Customs of some of the natives of Fairyland
Print
1870 (published)
1870 (published)
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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
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| Materials and techniques | Colour etching and letterpress on paper |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.515:23-1997 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2009 |
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