George Bernard O’Neill (1828-1917)
'About Fairies'
About 1879
Etching
Museum no. 29325.14
Charles Dickens wrote that fairytales 'keep us in some sense ever young, by preserving through our worldly ways, one slender track not overgrown with weeds, where we may walk with children sharing their delights'.
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2 comments:
great quote and great illustration. I love the mix of fear and wonder in the younger one's expression
Funny. I was just talking to my Mother that I had that look when I first read David Copperfield.
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