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(Frontispiece.)
Artist
- Name:
- Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.)
- Dates:
- 1825-1916
- Country:
- UK
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Lithograph
- Lithographer:
- Leighton Bros.
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- University of Illinois Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Fairy tales
- Author(s):
- Andersen, Hans Christian
- Publisher:
- London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1872
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
A young woman is portrayed within a circular frame, standing in front of three handmaidens while gazing demurely downwards. As part of the backdrop to the group, twelve swans can be seen above and below, huddled and tangled together among weeds. Illustration to “The Wild Swans.”
Keywords: 1870s, 19th century, Andersen's fairy tales, bird, children's book, color, fairy tale, female, frontispiece, Victorian
