Fairy painting, a vastly popular genre in the Victorian period, is enjoying an enormous renewal of interest today. Drawing their inspiration and subject matter from literature, plays, ballets, and folklore, prominent Victorian artists painted enchanting scenes populated by sprites, spirits, fairies and other magical creatures. This collection features works by the masters of the genre: Richard Doyle, Arthur Rackham, John Atkinson Grimshaw, John Everett Millais, Edward Robert Hughes, John Duncan, and others.