#agneta och sjökungen
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Vid första tonen var det något som brast inne i Agnetas hjärta
Dès la première note, quelque chose se brisa dans le cœur d’Agneta
From the very first note, something broke in Agneta’s heart.
1910
Artist : John Bauer
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Fairytale book illustrations by Swedish painter and illustrator John Bauer;
"Bortbytingarna" , 1913
"Guldnycklarna", 1915 and "Ringen", 1914
"Svanhamnen", 1908 and "Agneta och Sjökungen", 1911
"Spelmannen som fick Madonnans guldsko", 1915
#john bauer#fairy tale#20th century#sweden#20th c. sweden#mdpillustration#illustrated book#book illustration#illustration#historical fantasy#fantasy
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Vid strandkanten by John Bauer a different take on his own painting Agneta och sjökungen
Text in image roughly translates to: In memory of Bunn and John B. and the boy. 12 March 1911.
#John Bauer#painting#nordic folklore#history#faecore#cryptidcore#unsure of what was meant with pojken#the book didn’t specify#maybe I should write some about#folklore vs artlore#forestcore#näcken#bäckamannen
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