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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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Nursery rhymes
43
Clothing & dress
37
Children
15
Men
11
Clothing & dress -- England -- 1700-1799
10
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Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886
51
Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905
12
Crane, Walter, 1845-1915
10
Cowper, William, 1731-1800. John Gilpin
9
Booth, Franklin, 1874-1948
7
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Children's book illustrations
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England
London
6
Cheapside (London, England)
2
Brighton
1
Brighton (England)
1
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Illustrations
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1
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Wallach Division: Picture Collection
100
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still image
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F Fought for It
K Knelt for It
m
L Longed for It
M Mourned for It
S Sang for It
He would live in the kennel t…
Then they read to him some of…
They harnessed him from head …
Hopeful joins company with Ch…
This is Discontent, who would…
"I've a great deal to thank y…
John Oxenham.
Salvation Yeo finds his littl…
John Brimblecombe.
My purse is almost empty.
Four times 11 are 44.
Children counting money.
The two went and stood side b…
The ruffler put "Jack" in Hug…
I think thou callest thyself …
There is the village, my prin…
She embraced his leg, she cov…
He turned, doffed his plumed …
Tom Canty knelt before the ki…
Begin," says Hall ; "Ay, ay,"…
Baby Bunting
Father on his horse.
Father has returned from the …
Off to the maypole
Then every man did put his ha…
Then every man did put his ha…
[The fiddler then began to pl…
Maid Marian!
Homage to Maid Marian and Rob…
Now there they did stay the w…
May celebration with characte…
Dancing on the green
Good night.
John Gilpin and family.
Boarding the chaise in Cheaps…
The 3 customers.
Now see him mounted once agai…
Onlookers chuckle at John Gil…
John Gilpin gallops through t…
And there he threw the wash a…
Here's the house!" they all a…
Stop thief! stop thief! a hig…
Elegy accompanied by lute mus…
Out for a walk
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