Time opens the Gates of Dawn

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A man symbolizing time stands in the foreground, while the chariot of the dawn races across the sky

Time opens the gates of Dawn.

Artist

Name:: Robinson, Frederick Cayley
Dates:: 1862-1927
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Color Process
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The blue bird: a fairy play in six acts
Author:: Maeterlinck, Maurice
Publisher:: New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1920
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An old man symbolizing time, holding a scythe and an hourglass, is visible from the shoulders up in the foreground, while behind him, the chariot of Dawn races across the sky.

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{{cite web | title=Time opens the Gates of Dawn | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/gates-dawn/ | author=Robinson, Frederick Cayley | year=1920 | access-date=December 5, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}