Two fairies riding a snail through garden foliage – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Two fairies riding a snail through garden foliage in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. 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.
Two fairies riding a snail through garden foliage
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Two fairies perched on the back of a snail, drifting through a tangle of leaves and stems, make an unusually whimsical entry in a board otherwise crowded with angels. Images like this belong to the Victorian and Edwardian fascination with the small, hidden life of gardens, when illustrators and book makers imagined fairy folk as companions to insects, birds and blossoms. Snails, slow and sheltered under their shells, were a favorite mount because they suggested a gentle, dreamlike journey through the undergrowth. Pictures of this kind were often printed for children's books, greeting cards and decorative plates, and they reflect how fairy lore moved from folklore into the nursery and the parlor.
| Original scan | 1,000 × 787 px |
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| Reference | Fantasy Fairies016 |
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