Fairies Collection (page 13)

And very softly hasten down and out beyond the sleeping town to find my fairy lake (The Island). 1922

Elegant fairy asleep on a mushroom
An elegant fairy asleep on a mushroom. circa 1922

When I went to Fairyland, visiting the Queen, I rode upon a peacock, blue and gold and green (The Visit). 1922

Fairy flannel is the skin of peaches (Useful Hints). 1922

And there they sat and sang all night, I heard them singing in my sleep (Visitors). 1922

We anchored by the moon (A Voyage). 1922

The fairies will have gathered in the forest very soon (Fairy Song). 1920s

Over the field the fairies went, singing and dancing and well content (The Hayfield). 1920s

Fairy on a branch
A fairy on a branch. 1920s

Flowers and People 1884
Two pages from a book about the symbolism of flowers, popular in Victorian times: a cornucopia full of flowers, and three little fairies dancing in a ring. Date: 1884

Fairie Voices C1860
Fairies dance by the light of the full moon, bats fly overhead, owls perch, frogs croak - and the waltz was performed (with the greatest success) at the Proms ! Date: circa 1860

Dancing in Wood
Fairies dancing in a woodland glade

Fairy and Bee
A fairy teases a bee

Underground Homes
Fairies in their underground homes

Weaving Curtains
Fairies weaving curtains from leaves

Shakespeare: fairies
Shakespeare:fairies

TWO FLYING

American Fairies
The Fairies of the Catskills, New York, showing that fairies are pretty much alike in America as in Europe

Peeking at Baby
Fairies peep at a baby

MELUSINE
The fairy Melusine Date: circa 1500

Edward Vii / Rackham
EDWARD VII in Kensington Gardens watched by fairies... Date: 1841 - 1910

The May Queen with attendants, Mid Wales
A group of children dressed as nymphs or fairies, and four attendants with feathered headdresses, with a young woman, probably the May Queen, enthroned at the centre

Angel of Love by Millicent Sowerby
A cheery little angel smiles against a backdrop of a love heart and roses

Fairies by Hilda Miller
Fairies flit and dance above a pond at twilight watched by an assembled group of bunnies

We Anchored by the Moon by Hilda Miller

Fairy and phoenix by Hilda Miller
A winged fairy in a green dress and hat, walks alongside a stunning firebird or phoenix

Childrens Carnival - Jester and Columbine
Two children dressed up for a fancy dress party; one as a jester holding a balloon and another as a Columbine complete with a star topped wand

Pinkie and the Fairies
A young girl ballet dancer playing the role of the Queen of the Fairies in G F Nortons Christmas play for children, Pinkie and the Fairies, produced at His Majestys Theatre in 1908

The Nymph of the Tree Top
A nymph, naked except for diaphanous drapery, stands above the tree tops surveying the forest below

A Kingdom for a Night by Charles Robinson
A colourful, busy scene showing a selection of fairies, elves and woodland folk bringing various gifts and toys to " two little mortals" who are sitting in the highest branches of a tree

Fairy leaves her home amid the roots
A small fairy leaves her house set in the roots of a tree. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Baby and Fairies
Tom witnesses the fairies come up from below the water and carry a baby and cradle gently down

Gossip about Fairies 19
The Will o the wisp - the French feu follet - is a malicious sprite who lures unwary travellers to a muddy doom in bogs and marshes

The Moths and the Flame
Fantasy illustration by Edmund Blampied, showing winged fairies or sprites flying towards a flame in human form

A working fairy dressed in a green smock looks like he has just thought of a very good idea

Fairy Looking in Mirror
A blonde fairy brushes and arranges her long hair as she looks in the looking glass at her dressing table constructed from toadstools

The Fairies Come to Tea
A fantasy picture where a little girl, toy and various animals entertain a couple of fairies to tea in a woodland glade

Shooting Star Fairy
What you think are shooting stars are really long-haired fairies swooping across the skies

A Fairy Song 1926
A fairy song

Tom Thumb is Born
The birth of Tom Thumb : his parents are surprised at his diminutive size, unaware of the fairies on their doorstep

Girl with Fairies 1926
A young girl plays with her fairy friends unnoticed, while her mother sleeps and her brother reads. The cat though seems suitably surprised!

Fairies in Garden
A little girl encounters a caravan of fairies at the bottom of her garden

Willow Tree Fairy
LA FEE DES SAULES The willow tree fairy, a Flemish entity

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