Fairies Collection (#10)

Flowers from Shakespeares Garden: Columbines, 1906
827297 Flowers from Shakespeares Garden: Columbines, 1906 (watercolour and pen and black ink) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); 25.2x19 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Fairy Resting on a Leaf, c. 1860 (w / c with b / c on paper)
869258 Fairy Resting on a Leaf, c.1860 (w/c with b/c on paper) by Simmons, John (1823-76); 26.1x31.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

A Victorian die cut Christmas card in the shape of a folding fan with images of fairies
3604283 A Victorian die cut Christmas card in the shape of a folding fan with images of fairies holding bouquets of flowers, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Christmas card of five robins perching on a branch listening to a fairy band
3604263 A Victorian Christmas card of five robins perching on a branch listening to a fairy band, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Fairies are all more or less in hiding until dusk, from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
3481718 Fairies are all more or less in hiding until dusk, from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J M Barrie (1860 - 1937), pub

But if you look, and they fear there is no time to hide
3481696 But if you look, and they fear there is no time to hide, they stand quite still pretending to be flowers, from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J M Barrie (1860 - 1937), pub

The Serpentine is a lovely lake, and there is a drowned forest at the bttom of it
3481704 The Serpentine is a lovely lake, and there is a drowned forest at the bttom of it. If you peer over the edge you can see the trees all growing upside down

Butterfly Cherub with Pansies (chromolitho)
734637 Butterfly Cherub with Pansies (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterfly Cherub with Pansies)

Sylphs and Woodland Animals (chromolitho)
735382 Sylphs and Woodland Animals (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sylphs and Woodland Animals)

The Sylphs Dance with Butterflies (chromolitho)
735380 The Sylphs Dance with Butterflies (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sylphs Dance with Butterflies)

Fairies tying ribbons and flowers around a cushion, New Years card (colour litho)
731739 Fairies tying ribbons and flowers around a cushion, New Years card (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Pays des Fees
2904108 Le Pays des Fees by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); (add.info.: Poster for a Land of Fairies. Enchanted Garden at the Universal Exposition 1889 in Paris)

Little Lizzie and the fairies (engraving)
2797789 Little Lizzie and the fairies (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Lizzie and the fairies)

Children playing the piano (colour photo)
3108102 Children playing the piano (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing the piano)

A Dance around the Moon (w / c on paper)
Ma88154 A Dance around the Moon (w/c on paper) by Doyle, Charles Altamont (1832-93); 24.7x38.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

The Enchanted Tree, a fantasy based on The Tempest, 1845 (w / c)
RAK10770 The Enchanted Tree, a fantasy based on The Tempest, 1845 (w/c) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); 81.3x58.4 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

An Enchanted Picnic, 1882 (w / c on paper)
PNH351963 An Enchanted Picnic, 1882 (w/c on paper) by Doyle, Charles Altamont (1832-93); 23x40 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

Christmas Eve (w / c on paper)
PNH352700 Christmas Eve (w/c on paper) by Fitzgerald, John Anster (1832-1906); 30x44.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

The Woodcutter (oil on canvas)
PNH352706 The Woodcutter (oil on canvas) by Fitzgerald, John Anster (1832-1906); 61x30 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

The Concert (w / c on paper)
PNH352701 The Concert (w/c on paper) by Fitzgerald, John Anster (1832-1906); 25.3x19 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

Almost fairy time, illustration from Midsummer Nights Dream
STC418767..Almost fairy time, illustration from Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare, 1908 (colour litho) by Rackham

To make my small elves coats, illustration from Midsummer Nights Dream
STC418746 To make my small elves coats, illustration from Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare, 1908 (colour litho) by Rackham

Page from Sammelsurium Volume VI
LLM459828 Page from Sammelsurium Volume VI by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Sammelsurium Volume VI.); © Look and Learn

Page from Sammelsurium Volume II
LLM459999 Page from Sammelsurium Volume II by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Sammelsurium Volume II.); © Look and Learn

Yorinda and Yoringel in the Witchs Wood, 1910 (oil on canvas)
CH401350 Yorinda and Yoringel in the Witchs Wood, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Duncan, John (1866-1945); 66.6x91.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

When The Children Are Asleep, Waltz, Josef Meissler (colour litho)
976309 When The Children Are Asleep, Waltz, Josef Meissler (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: When The Children Are Asleep, Waltz, Josef Meissler)

Christmas Morning, the Gifts of the Fairies (engraving)
1060088 Christmas Morning, the Gifts of the Fairies (engraving) by Holl, Frank (1845-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas Morning, the Gifts of the Fairies)

Death of the Fairy Queen (oil on canvas)
fairy, fairy queen, mourning, sadness, woodland, pansies, fairytale, wood, flowers, pre raphaelite, romanticist, supernatural, grieving, bower, death, emotion, geraniums, foliage, sad, emotional

Woman with a little girl dressed as a fairy (colour photo)
3096048 Woman with a little girl dressed as a fairy (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with a little girl dressed as a fairy)

Titania, Bottom and the Fairies, Act 4, Scene 1 of A Midsummer Nights Dream
619481 Titania, Bottom and the Fairies, Act 4, Scene 1 of A Midsummer Nights Dream, from Shakespeare by John & Josiah Boydell, published 1803-05 (engraving) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli)

The Midsummer Night walk (colour litho)
668557 The Midsummer Night walk (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Midsummer Night walk)

Pale Primroses (gravure)
667667 Pale Primroses (gravure) by Parsons, Alfred (1847-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pale Primroses. Illustration for A Tribute to the Genius of William Shakespeare (Macmillan, 1916)

Fairy, illustration from A Midsummer Nights Dream, published by Heinemann
STC136900 Fairy, illustration from A Midsummer Nights Dream, published by Heinemann, 1908 (pen, ink and w/c on paper) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Fairy Illustration, 1912 (colour litho)
CHT167329 Fairy Illustration, 1912 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; English, out of copyright

Dreaming (w / c and bodycolour on paper)
Ma181778 Dreaming (w/c and bodycolour on paper) by Fitzgerald, John Anster (1832-1906); 24.7x35.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Who Killed Cock Robin (w / c on paper)
Ma199065 Who Killed Cock Robin (w/c on paper) by Fitzgerald, John Anster (1832-1906); Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

The Artists Dream, 1857 (oil on millboard)
Ma199063 The Artists Dream, 1857 (oil on millboard) by Fitzgerald, John Anster (1832-1906); 25.4x30.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Titanias Bower (oil on board)
5888931 Titanias Bower (oil on board) by Huskisson, Robert (1820-61); 32x39.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

King Good Cheers Christmas (engraving)
6032233 King Good Cheers Christmas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Good Cheers Christmas)

Fairies in a boat (chromolitho)
6030894 Fairies in a boat (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fairies in a boat)

Korrigans, spirits of Breton legend (litho)
6031077 Korrigans, spirits of Breton legend (litho) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Korrigans, spirits of Breton legend)

Fairy Gifts (engraving)
1611528 Fairy Gifts (engraving) by Fitzgerald, John Anster (1832-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fairy Gifts. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 19 December 1868)

Chaffinch (colour litho)
1630866 Chaffinch (colour litho) by Brooks, G. (fl.1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Elfin Book of Birds published circa 1940 published by A B &s Limited); out of copyright

Goldfinch (colour litho)
1630864 Goldfinch (colour litho) by Brooks, G. (fl.1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Elfin Book of Birds published circa 1940 published by A B &s Limited); out of copyright

Song Thrush (colour litho)
1630859 Song Thrush (colour litho) by Brooks, G. (fl.1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Elfin Book of Birds published circa 1940 published by A B &s Limited); out of copyright

And sometime voices, illustration from William Shakespeares The Tempest
3260688 A.... And sometime voices, illustration from William Shakespeares The Tempest, pub. 1926 (colour litho) by Rackham

Fairies in a Birds Nest, c. 1860 (oil on canvas)
824176 Fairies in a Birds Nest, c.1860 (oil on canvas) by Fitzgerald, John Anster (1832-1906); 25x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fairies in a Birds Nest. John Anster Fitzgerald (1832-1906)

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Enchanting and ethereal, fairies have captivated our imaginations for centuries. From the whimsical illustrations in 'He was Jack Frost' by Helen Jacobs to the delightful characters in 'The Allies of Santa Claus' by Mabel Lucie Attwell, these mystical beings continue to weave their magic into our hearts. In literature, Shakespeare's Titania reigns supreme as the queen of fairies, her beauty and grace mesmerizing all who encounter her. And who could forget Thumbelina, the tiny fairy from the enchanting 1955 film? Her story reminds us that even the smallest among us can possess great courage and resilience. Venturing beyond books and movies, we find ourselves drawn to real-life encounters with fairies. The Fisherman and Mermaids in the blue Grotto on Capri transport us to a world beneath the waves where magical creatures frolic amidst shimmering waters. Art has also played a significant role in bringing fairies to life. Richard Dadd's masterpiece 'The Fairy Fellers Master-Stroke' depicts an intricate scene filled with fantastical beings that ignite our imagination. Meanwhile, illustrations like those found on Illustrated London News Christmas number cover from 1904 evoke a sense of wonder during festive seasons. Renowned artists such as Florence Mary Anderson have beautifully captured both lightness and darkness within fairy realms. In 'Whither Away, ' we witness a fairy soaring through moonlit skies while 'The Moonchild' reveals a delicate creature basking in lunar radiance. Nature itself seems touched by fairy magic; an Autumnal Scene with Fairy & Blackberries transports us into an enchanted forest where fairies dance amongst nature's bounty. And let's not forget about their playful side – Fairies Merry Go Round showcases these mischievous creatures enjoying their own whimsical carousel ride. Whether they exist solely within our imagination or dwell secretly among us, one thing is certain.