ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, θiːədˈoːɹ sˈɛvɚɹˌɪn kˈɪɾɛlsən pˈeɪntᵻd hɪz wˈɛlnˈoʊn tə noːɹwˈiːdʒənz pˈeɪntɪŋ fɔːɹ pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ɪn ɐn ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌv nˈoːɹsk fˈoʊkiːvˌɛntɚ.
In 1881, Theodor Severin Kittelsen painted his well-known (to Norwegians) painting for publication in an edition of Norske Folkeeventyr.