Fairy seated on a mushroom with purple dragons – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic image of Fairy seated on a mushroom with purple dragons. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Fairy seated on a mushroom with purple dragons
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What sets this picture apart is its pairing of a seated fairy on a mushroom with a group of purple dragons, a combination less common than the usual winged figure among flowers. Fairies perched on toadstools became a popular motif in nineteenth-century illustration, drawing on folklore and on Shakespeare's fairy scenes, and artists often used such small, enchanted settings to suggest a hidden world just out of human view. The dragons add an unexpected note of menace or fantasy, which is worth looking at closely as you consider how the artist balanced charm and strangeness.
| Original scan | 650 × 800 px |
|---|---|
| Reference | Fantasy Fairies003 |
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