The Fairy Queen Takes an Airy Drive in a Light Carriage, a Twelve-in-hand, drawn by Thoroughbred Butterflies
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1970
Catalogue
- Year
- 1870
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 10 11/16 × 14 13/16 in. (27.2 × 37.6 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Richard Doyle
Artist
Painting
Richard "Dickie" Doyle was a British illustrator of the Victorian era. His work frequently appeared, amongst other places, in Punch magazine; he drew the cover of the first issue, and designed the magazine's masthead, a design that was used for over a century.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Richard Doyle
- Year
- 1870
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 10 11/16 × 14 13/16 in. (27.2 × 37.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1870-323194
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified