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The Reconciliation of Oberon and Titania, 1847, by Sir Joseph Noel Paton (Scottish, 1821-1901). Titania has awakened from her enchantment and her tryst with Bottom and again recognizes Oberon as her lord (Act IV, Scene i of A Midsummer Night's Dream. On either side of the fairies lie two of the lovers who have yet to awaken from their dreams. Like his painting The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania this picture is filled with fairies, elves, and tiny woodland creatures.Thoughtfully conceived and engagingly intricate, Pomegranate's 1000 - piece interlocking jigsaw puzzles combine superb color reproduction, stunning and unusual images, and sturdy construction to delight generations of novice and veteran puzzleworkers.Â
- Beautifully made artist reproduction painting by Sir Joseph Noel Paton
- The theme of this piece is the Renaissance and originally painted on canvas with oil in 1847 and currently on display in the Scottish National Gallery of Art Museum
- Completed dimensions of this fine art puzzle is 30 by 48.25 inches
- Oberon and Titania stand reunited and are about to resolve the magically induced confusion between the two human lovers shown sleeping apart. Paton painted this as a sequel to his diploma picture of the fairy rulers' quarrel (in the Royal Scottish Academy collection) and again based it on the parallel episode in Shakespeare's play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- This painting of the reconciliation won a prize in the competition for the decoration of the new Houses of Parliament in 1847. It could be interpreted as an allegory of harmonious government. In 1849 Paton painted a second version of The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
