The Princess and the Trolls

This illustration, with its princess and two trolls, is one of several that Bauer produced for author Helena Nyblom’s tale Bortbytingarna (The Changelings). It was published in the fairy-tale anthology Bland tomtar och troll in 1913. The story is about a troll father who is so taken with the little princess Bianca Maria that he steals her from her cradle and replaces her with his own troll child i…