| Antique Print Fairy Fairies Pixie ArtExceptionally beautiful print and some of Arthur Rackham's best work. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's magical tale of love and fairies can have no better illustrator. From a scarce, early edition of the tale. Really lovely image illustrating the fairies' lullaby to protect the fairy queen from harm - 'You spotted snakes with double tongue
Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen
Newts and blind-worms, do no wrong
Come not near our fairy queen…
Never harm,
Nor spell nor charm
Come our lovely lady nigh
So, good night, with lullaby…
- showing the fairies casting the spell over spider, hedgehog, snake, beetle and crow - exquisite detail and colouring to this rare print. |
