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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Queen Mab's Cave

after 1846
oil on fabric
73 × 89.5 cm (28.7 × 35.2 in)

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Queen Mab is a miniature fairy from English folklore who inspires dreams and plays pranks on people during the night. Shakespeare refers to her in both Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream ,

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