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Almost 2000 images illustrating classic tales told to children, drawn from relevant subject headings in the Picture Collection Reference files: Book illustrations, Nursery rhymes, Fairies, Illustrations, Children, Boys, and Girls.
Dates / Origin
Date Created:
1800 - 1923
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Topics
Picture books for children
Childrens books
Genres
Illustrations
Type of Resource
Still image
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Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a0108230-c5b9-012f-ed50-58d385a7bc34
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Cats
Animals in human situations
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Fairy Tales
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Dogs
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Nursery rhymes
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Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
20
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Robinson Crusoe
10
Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703. Fées
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Crane, Walter, 1845-1915
9
Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886
5
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Children's book illustrations
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England
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France
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Wallach Division: Picture Collection
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still image
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"The big cat was purring in d…
Cinderella at the grate
Cinderella and her fairy godm…
Without any ado
Cinderella.
Robinson Crusoe at dinner.
Robinson Crusoe in his cabin …
Robinson Crusoe with his fami…
Robinson Crusoe on the raft.
I diverted myself with talkin…
At length I spied a little co…
At length I spied a little co…
I...made it my business to te…
"It would have made a stoic s…
In the morning I took the Bib…
L'Aigle la laie et la chatte.
The cat and the fox.
The cat and the two sparrow.
Le singe et le chat.
The monkey and the cat.
In a short time he had no mor…
"The travellers soon ate what…
Rapunzel.
The Grandmother of the Dolls …
Mistress Pussy and Little Dog…
Simpkin in the snow.
Simpkin kept house by himself.
He found the poor old tailor …
Louisa Pussy-cat sleeps late.
The tale of Ginger and Pickle…
The tale of Tom Kitten
She told her friends that the…
Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck advance…
Now keep your frocks clean, c…
Quite contrary; they were not…
Tom Kitten was very fat.
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit and Tom…
Tom was naughty, and he scrat…
Cats in the window
But still the policeman took …
First she scrubbed their face…
Ginger going over the account…
They go out rat-catching in t…
A white cat was staring at so…
Puss in boots
Puss in boots
Puss in boots
Puss in boots
Quite delighted, I'm sure," -…