Fairy queen by Sophie Gengembre Anderson CC1211 Mouse Pad

Mousepad inspired by a beautiful fairy painting by French-English artist Sophie Gengembre Anderson (Take the fair face of woman, 1869). The picture shows a lovely fairy girl with a crown of colourful butterflies. She seems to be holding a gift in her hands, a small round drawstring bag, adorned with gold thread and pearls. The full name of the painting is very long and said to be borrowed from a poem by Charles Ede: Take the fair face of woman, and gently suspending With butterflies, flowers, and jewels attending Thus your fairy is made of most beautiful things. The painting is also known simply as The fairy queen. New image file in February 2020. The new file is larger (2531 x 3312 pixels) and of better quality. Some careful enhancements have been made with respect to light, contrast and colours. Also disturbing dirt and scratches has been removed.