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Watercolor of a reclining fairy above a pond, fairies in trees, and a rider on horseback near a distant castle under an amber sky.

Fairy Land

A watercolor landscape shows a pale, winged fairy draped across a branch above a still pond, with smaller fairies clustered in the trees and grasses. On the right, a rider on horseback approaches a distant castle under a glowing amber sky filled with floating light.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1881
Medium
Watercolor, with touches of gouache, over graphite, on cream wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1243 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1881).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Tierra de hadas, acuarela de Gustave Doré

Una acuarela de paisaje muestra un hada pálida y alada recostada sobre una rama encima de un estanque tranquilo, con hadas más pequeñas agrupadas entre los árboles y la hierba. A la derecha, un jinete a caballo se acerca a un castillo lejano bajo un cielo ámbar brillante.

Português: Terra das fadas, aquarela de Gustave Doré

Uma aquarela de paisagem mostra uma fada pálida e alada deitada sobre um galho acima de um lago tranquilo, com fadas menores agrupadas entre as árvores e a relva. À direita, um cavaleiro a cavalo se aproxima de um castelo distante sob um céu âmbar luminoso.

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