Watercolors, acrylics and pencils on paper
8x10 inches
includes matting with original illustrations by the artist
sold unframed
 
Category: Changeling
 
Dunkeld, Scotland, May 1892
Little Thomas had been readied for his afternoon nap by his nanny. As she did every day, his mother sang him a lullaby to lull him to sleep. Leaving the room, she cast one last glance at her sleeping son. At 5:00 PM, the nanny prepared to wake the child. Before opening the door, she heard a rasping voice and the sound of toys. It was impossible for the child to have climbed out of his crib on his own. Upon opening the door, she was horrified to see a changeling—wearing the child's nightshirt—sitting on the floor with a sneer plastered across its face. Thomas was never seen again, and the family was forced to care for the changeling forever, hoping their son would be returned to them.