The Daughters of the Air

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Zoom in — Among the daughters of the air.

Artist

Name:: Pedersen, Vilhelm
Dates:: 1820-1859
Country:: Denmark

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Eventyr og Historier, vol. 1
Author:: Andersen, Hans Christian
Publisher:: Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1913
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Description:

Two winged female creatures are showing the way to a woman rising from the sea as the sun is setting on the horizon and other similar flying creatures can be seen floating around.

The caption reads in the original Danish: Til Luftens Dotre.

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{{cite web | title=The Daughters of the Air | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/daughters-air/ | author=Pedersen, Vilhelm | year=1913 | access-date=March 17, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}