Thus Your Fairy is Made of Most Beautiful Things (1869). Artist: Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823-1903). The full title of this Victorian painting is “Take the Fair Face of Woman, and Gently Suspending, With Butterflies, Flowers, and Jewels Attending, Thus Your Fairy is Made of Most Beautiful Things”, a quote by Charles Ede. It's a gorgeous vintage fine art portrait Victorian Era fairy tale painting featuring a young girl holding a jeweled satchel and wearing a crown of butterflies on her head.About the artist:Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823-1903) was a French born British artist who specialized in painting children and women, typically in rural settings. Her work is loosely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
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