Unknown Artist (19th Century)
The Elf and the Magpie

Medium: Oil
Size without frame: 10.6" x 8.4"
Size including frame: 16.0" x 13.5"
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Presently artist is unknown, possibly originating from Scandinavia. Paintings of 'Fairy figures', in the widest sense, are hard to find and enthusiatically collected. The magpie is often considered to be the cleverest bird and somehow seems to be giving the Elf a hard time here.