An Elf Love Story
£250.00Price
The illustrations printed on antique dictionary pages here are by Richard "Dickie" Doyle (1824 – 1883), from his 1870 book 'In Fairyland':
A Little Play, in Three Acts
Scene: a Toadstool.
Characters: a sentimental Elf and a wayward Fairy."
Act 1: "Enter, an Elf in search of a Fairy"
Act 2: "She runs away, and this is his condition."
Act 3: "He finds her, and this is the consequence"
With the addition of a couple of naked fairies, to watch the scene, and some toadstools and ladybirds to be the scenery.
Dimensions
H 20cms
W 60cms
D 3cms
Wood and glass frameAll dictionary prints are hand made using antique dictionary pages from the 1890s. Because they are handmade each one may vary slightly from the picture.