In Fairyland. Feasting and Fun Among the Fuchsias. c1905

by Evans, Edmund

Fairies, Elves, Flowers, Birds and Insects. Antique print.

Three small coloured engravings on one page. The other two show an Elf teasing a bird, and Courtship cut short. This delightful group of fanciful fairy activities illustrates Richard Doyle's imaginative stories.

Original colour-printed wood engraving by Edmund Evans to illustrate Richard Doyle's In Fairyland publilshed in London c1905.
Edmund Evans (1826-1905) was one of the finest colour-printers from around 1860 in London and was highly regarded as an illustrator of children's toy books, picture books and book covers. His particular skill was in the mixing of colours for the print impressions - rather than just printing successive layers of individual colour.

The page size is 275 x  380mm (10 1/2 x 14 7/8 inches). For size comparison of small images, the left-hand vertical image area measures 195 x 120cm (7 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches)