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Fairy & RobinA fairy feeding a robin with holly berries while seated on a branch in a winter scene. Date: circa 1920
What the Moon SawVisual interpretation of a scene from a Hans Andersons fairy tale. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: circa 1905
The Snow QueenVisual interpretation of a scene from a Hans Andersons fairy tale. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: circa 1905
Fairy SongsA Song of Flowers. Fantasy image of a fairy amongst flowers playing a mandolin. Artist: Flora White. Date: circa 1930
Little SnowdropArtists interpretation of a traditional fairy tale. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1915
Wild mignonette, Reseda lutea
Milkweed, Asclepias syriacaCommon milkweed, Asclepias syriaca, showing seed and floss. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy
Little girl in yellow dress as an imp or fairy. Un lutin. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Marie-Madeleine Franc-Nohain from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames et des
Woman on beach in swimming costume in two-tone taffetaWoman on beach in swimming costume and bathing cap in two-tone taffeta. Costume de bain en taffetas changeant. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)
Three children in fancy dress, as cupid, a clown or pierrot, and a flower fairy of some description. Date: c.1920
Hilda Ososki fairiesGreeting card image of a holly fairy. Artist: Hilda Ososki. Date: circa 1920
A little girl called Maggie in fancy dress, wearing a fairy costume on Pancake Tuesday 1921. Date: 1921
A little boy called Rob poses for a photograph wearing a first prize-winning costume, which presumably is Dick Whittington, since he is carrying a black cat. Date: 1909
Group of children in fancy dress, in costumes ranging from an angel, to cowboys to a bride. Date: c.1950
The Rose and the Snowflake by Oliver HerfordIllustration, The Rose and the Snowflake by Oliver Herford. 1926
Woodland fairyBarefoot sprite with a water bottle standing by a stream. Date: 1902
Simone de Beryl performing at the London HippodromeDancer Simone de Beryl as The Fairy of the Fountains at the London Hippodrome. Her dance act consisted of her dancing amid a fountain illuminated by many ever-changing lights
The Treasure Ship in Fairy Seas, London HippodromeThe Christmas production at the London Hippodrome, using its famous water tank to enact an underwater wcene about treasure seekers beneath the sea
Fairy and child discover an Easter egg. 1930
Fairy and child with Easter egg and stag beetle. 1930
Poster for The Treasure Ship in Fairy Seas London HippodromePoster for the latest wonder show at the London Hippodrome, for Christmas 1906. The Treasure Ship in Fairy Seas featured several scenes played under water in the Hippodromes transparent tank
Snow FairiesFather Christmas and fairy helpers in a winter snow scene. Artist: Florence Mary Anderson Date: circa 1915
Jack & the beanstalkEnglish fairy tale from the 18th century. Jack climbing up the beanstalk to confront the wicked giant. Date: circa 1915
Jack the Conqueror. circa 1900
Cinderella and the Glass Slipper. circa 1900
The Wishing Cap, by Minnie AspreyIf I the wishing cap could find, I should want the funniest things! by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918
In case they wanted us to play! by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918
We d go as near them as we dare, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918
If Fairy Tales were True, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918
Dust Jacket for A Treasury of Flower Stories by Inez N. McFee. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration
Fairy flycatcher, Stenostira scitaFairy flycatcher or fairy warbler, Stenostira scita (Long-tailed African tody, Platystera longipes). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History
Zephyr lily, Zephyranthes concolor (whole-coloured habranth, Habranthus concolor). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G
Brazilian copperlily or robust habranth, Habranthus robustus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after W. Herbert from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden
Zephyr lily, Zephyranthes drummondii (Pedunculated cooperia, Cooperia pedunculata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Frederick W. Smith after J
Pink fairy armadillo or pichiciego, Chlamyphorus truncatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Fairy flycatcher or fairy warbler, Stenostira scita (Long-tailed African tody, Platystera longipis). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir
Pink fairy armadillo, Chlamyphorus truncatus. EndangeredPink fairy armadillo, Chlamyphorus truncates. Endangered. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from William Jardines Naturalists Library, Edinburgh
Black-eared fairy, Heliothryx auritus. Handcoloured steel engraving from W.C.L. Martins A General History of Humming-birds or the Trochilidae, Bohn, London, 1852
Rufous tailed hummingbird, tufted coquetteRufous tailed hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl, Tufted coquette, Lophornis ornatus, and black-eared fairy, Heliothryx auritus Oiseau-mouche ventre gris, huppe col, oreilles d azur
Scotch bonnet or fairy ring mushroom, Marasmius oreades. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper
Desiree Pochonnet as Sizerin and an officerActress Mlle. Desiree as Sizerin and an officer in Les Trois Peches du Diable by Charles Varin and Lubize (Pierre-Henri Martin), Theatre du Gymnase, 1844
Gouget as Raymond in Les Sept Chateaux du Diable, 1844Gouget as Raymond in the fairy spectacle Les Sept Chateaux du Diable by Charles Clairville and Adolphe Dennery, Theatre de la Gaite, 1844
Marie Daubron as La Belle aux Cheveux d Or, 1846Madame Marie Daubron as La Belle aux Cheveux d Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1846. She was the inspiration for the poet Charles Baudelaires Fleurs du Mal
French ballet dancer in La Belle aux Cheveux d Or, 1847French ballet dancer in La Belle aux Cheveux d Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1847. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor
Mlle. Emma as Felina in L Etoile du Berger by Anicet Bourgeois and Adolphe d Ennery, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie
Mlle. Daniel as Paquita in L Etoile du Berger, 1846Mlle. Daniel as Paquita in L Etoile du Berger by Anicet Bourgeois et Adolphe d Ennery, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie
Pierre-Cheri Lafont in the role of Rafaello in A Fairy Tale (Un Conte de Fee) by Leuven/Lherie, Theatre des Varietes, 1845
Pauline Dejazet in the role of the MarquisePauline Virginie Dejazet in the role of the Marquise in A Fairy Tale (Un Conte de Fee) by Leuven/Lherie, Theatre des Varietes, 1845