books0977:The Fairy Tale (c.1845/1870). James Sant (British, 1820-1926). Oil on canvas.
books0977: The Fairy Tale (c.1845/1870). James Sant (British, 1820-1926). Oil on canvas. Walker Art Gallery. Like this enraptured small boy with his playthings and study cast aside, the Victorians revelled in a story which fired the imagination. Here, following the boy’s transfixed gaze and his mother’s uplifted arm, they would have been elevated into the realms of fantasy. -- source link