Art to Enchant: The Development of Victorian Fairy Painting -- Introduction Richard A. Schindler, Associate Professor of Art Allegheny College Gentle breath of yours my sails Must fill, or else my project fails, Which was to please. Now I want Spirits to enforce, art to enchant . . . William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 5, Epilogue In his final speech, Prospero recognizes the necessity for a ...

The nation's leading source of information on antiques and the arts. Home Search Calendar Sellers Articles Forum Books Site Map Help Back Services... Advertiser Subscriber Fairies in a Bird's Nest, John Anster Fitzgerald, circa 1860. Victorian Fairy Paintings from the Frick Collection NEW YORK CITY - Attracting record crowds in British and American venues, Victorian Fairy Painting continues at ...