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Sophie Gengembre Anderson

I think we’ve all seen this picture by this amazing artist. She was born in France and later moved to Britain and lived from 1823- 1903 and did mostly portraits of women and children, but this painting here, Take the Fair Face of Woman, has wings, which is fairy enough for me. Here is a short biography http://www.theworldsartist.com/sophie_anderson.asp

http://www.theworldsartist.com/sophie_anderson.asp

Image from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SophieAndersonTakethefairfaceofWoman.jpg

And this one, The Head of a Nymph… because it’s a nymph

Image from http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/artwork.php?artworkid=12232&size=large

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