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Which came first: Girl with a Pearl Earring or Grimms' Fairy Tales?

Girl with a Pearl Earring came first, in c. 1665 (painted). Grimms' Fairy Tales followed about 150 years later, in 1812 (published).

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  1. Firstc. 1665

    Girl with a Pearl Earring

    painting · painted

    Vermeer painted Girl with a Pearl Earring around 1665.

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  2. Second1812

    Grimms' Fairy Tales

    book · published

    The Brothers Grimm published their first collection of fairy tales in 1812.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.