Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Fairy Hides behind a Tulip
A small feather-capped figure hides between long tulip leaves and pale flowers. Patterned clothing and a round face are compressed into the narrow gap. The caption explains that he has popped behind the tulip in alarm at Peter’s voice.
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Arthur Rackham. "The Fairy Hides behind a Tulip" [editorial title]. In Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, J. M. Barrie; drawings by Arthur Rackham. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1910; drawings by Arthur Rackham., 1910, Charles Scribner's Sons. Source scan leaf 53. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0406-0045
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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Arthur Rackham. The Fairy Hides behind a Tulip. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. Scan leaf 53. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0406-0045