Port St Mary
Date made: 1877
Description: “Fishermen...will all tell numberless stories of the fairies, which they see dancing on the water, and whenever they eat anything, a small bit is always thrown away for the little fairies. In short, nothing can be more superstitious than they all are.” (The Duke of Rutland’s ‘Journal of a Tour through North and South Wales and the Isle of Man’ 1797, M 02435)
Pencil sketch from the sketchbook of Arthur Henderson, 1877, when aged about 13.
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Measurements: 14cm x 23cm
Materials: pencil on paper
Object name: drawing
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 2019-0068/10