Perhaps that's why the sensibility of Victorian fairy painting frequently flickers through her photographs.

In the Victorian era they became more visible, becoming the main topic of some fairy paintings.

Yet, we are told, the British never acknowledged the erotic thrust of their fairy paintings.

"But, then, so are the Victorian fairy paintings."

A luminous moon, a frequent visitor to fairy paintings, pours mad light through the window.

The Victorian era was particularly noted for fairy paintings.

But the divide isn't infinite, and some of the fairy paintings therefore look oddly up-to-date.

He was impressed by Dadd's artistic efforts and asked for a fairy painting of his own.

Moreover, fairy painting was also seen as escapism for Victorians.

The significance of fairy paintings as a reaction to cultural change is not universally accepted, however.