| The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania | |
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| Artist | Sir Joseph Noel Paton |
| Year | 1849 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 99 cm × 152 cm (39 in × 60 in) |
| Location | Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland |
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania is an oil on canvas painting by the Scottish artist Sir Joseph Noel Paton. Painted in 1849, it depicts the scene from William Shakespeare's comedy play A Midsummer Night's Dream, when the fairy queen Titania and fairy king Oberon quarrel; Oberon was considered the King of the fairies in medieval and Renaissance literature. When exhibited in Edinburgh during 1850, it was declared as the "painting of the season".[1] It was acquired by the National Gallery of Scotland in 1897, having initially been bought by the Royal Association for Promoting the Fine Arts in Scotland during 1850. An earlier version of this painting was Paton's diploma picture, which was submitted to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1846; they paid £700 for it.