Originally Posted By dryingthebones

dryingthebones: Oh my stars, this is a picture from a book my grandmother got me from Sweden, it was a book full of lush illustrations by John Bauer. I think the book may be ‘Bland tomtar och troll’ If I’m not mistaken, this illustration is from 1915. When I was very young, I used to take this book from the highest shelf in my bedroom and look at this queen. I wanted to be her so badly it hurt, I used to try and make crowns as lovely as hers, to it with that air of melancholy grace…

dryingthebones:

Oh my stars, this is a picture from a book my grandmother got me from Sweden, it was a book full of lush illustrations by John Bauer. I think the book may be ‘Bland tomtar och troll’ If I’m not mistaken, this illustration is from 1915.

When I was very young, I used to take this book from the highest shelf in my bedroom and look at this queen. I wanted to be her so badly it hurt, I used to try and make crowns as lovely as hers, to it with that air of melancholy grace…

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