Fairies with butterflies and mushrooms, Victorian-style chromolithograph – Vintage Wall Art
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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Fairies with butterflies and mushrooms, Victorian-style chromolithograph. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Fairies with butterflies and mushrooms, Victorian-style chromolithograph
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Fairies drifting among butterflies and toadstools make up the whole scene here, with no human figures to anchor it. Chromolithographs like this one were a popular and affordable way for Victorian households to bring color and fantasy into the home, since the process used a separate stone for each ink and could produce bright, layered tones at low cost. Images of fairies in nature were especially fashionable in the later nineteenth century, when writers and illustrators drew on folklore and a growing enthusiasm for the natural world. Note the delicate wings and the way the mushrooms serve as both setting and playground, a typical blend of sentiment and close observation.
| Original scan | 711 × 833 px |
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| Reference | Fairies & Elves (51) |
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