The Princess and the Trolls, by
John Bauer (1882–1918), was painted as an illustration for "The Changeling", a short story by
Helena Nyblom. A
watercolour held by the
Nationalmuseum in
Stockholm, it was first published in the 1913 edition of the anthology
Among Gnomes and Trolls. It shows the princess
Bianca Maria between two trolls in a forest. Bauer's illustrations of fairy tales and children's stories made him a household name in his native Sweden, and shaped perceptions of many fairy tale characters.
Illustration: John Bauer
