Fairies Gallery

Autumnal Scene with Fairy & Blackberries

An autumnal folklore scene with a fairy, dressed in blue, sat amid the visible roots of a silver birch tree, holding a delicious-looking blackberry. The leaves are begininning to turn on the branches above her head. A watercolour painting by Malcolm Greenwmith set in a circular floral border

© Mary Evans/Malcolm Greensmith

Auburn, Autumn, Autumnal, Birch, Black Berry, Blackberries, Border, Circular, Fairies, Fairy, Fiaryland, Flora, Floral, Folk, Folk Lore, Gossamer, Greensmith, Historical, History, Holding, Holds, Leaf, Leaves, Little, Malcolm, Ripe, Ripening, Roots, Seasons, Seated, Silver, Sprite, Tree, Wings

Fairy checking her blonde hair amid the flowers

A glamourous fairy sat atop a daisy, checks her flowing blonde tresses in a golden hand mirror. Watercolour painting (set in an attractive decorative border) by Malcom Greensmith

© Mary Evans/Malcolm Greensmith

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Myth/Father Time/Maxims

Allegorical illustration of Father Time with a child and two young women Date: 1887

© Mary Evans Picture Library

Allegorical, Child, Father, Historical, History, Illustration, Maxim, Myth, Time, Women, Young