The Witch of the Elders

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A witch wearing an imposing headdress rides a broom, with her black cat sitting at the front

Bloom-of-Youth and the Witch of the Elders.

(P. 65.)

Artist

Name:: Walker, Dugald Stewart
Dates:: 1883-1937
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The boy who knew what the birds said
Author:: Colum, Padraic
Publisher:: New York: Macmillan and Co., 1920
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A witch wearing an imposing headdress rides a broom, with her black cat sitting at the front. Her steeply ascending figure is framed by the full moon in the background while a sociable bat seems willing to join her on her journey.

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{{cite web | title=The Witch of the Elders | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/witch-elders/ | author=Walker, Dugald Stewart | year=1920 | access-date=April 20, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}