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Children's book illustrations
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Description
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
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a0108230-c5b9-012f-ed50-58d385a7bc34
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Men
Older people
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Clothing & dress
24
Fairy Tales
13
Nursery rhymes
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Brooke, L. Leslie (Leonard Leslie), 1862-1940
10
Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886
7
Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939
6
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. Rip Van Winkle
5
Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945
4
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Children's book illustrations
place
England
11
Orient
3
New York (State)
2
Germany
1
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Illustrations
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1
division
Wallach Division: Picture Collection
53
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still image
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Waldemar Daa and his daughter…
The Vizier's daughter entreat…
Old Mr. Salford was a crab-ap…
Blue-beard bursts open the do…
They were rowed to the sound …
hey overtook him just as he r…
Then they read to him some of…
This is Discontent, who would…
Lord Fauntleroy makes a speec…
Dick boards the steamer to bi…
His father made the pictures …
Without any ado
Cinderella at the ball
Aschenputtel.
"'See my two shoes, my lovely…
The prince knocks at the door…
Märchen von einem, der auszog…
[The blue light]
The little girl and the old m…
The little old man, three wit…
The little old man discovers …
Rip Van Winkle's return.
Here they used to sit in the …
["They crowed round him, eyei…
["He took his place once more…
[The schoolmaster reads from …
Jack sneaks into the giant's …
John Oxenham.
Salvation Yeo finds his littl…
John Brimblecombe.
"'Little niece,' said Kühlebo…
Sleeping Beauty.
Tom's father begs Merlin the …
Come lasses and lads, get lea…
John Gilpin and family.
Out for a walk
Getting dressed.
The man recover'd of the bite.
Death of a mad dog.
[The old man in leather.]
Contes bleus de ma mère-grand.
He bounced up and down, and s…
["There I met an old man...an…
Hickety, pickety, my black he…
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The rat that ate the malt
Little Bo-Peep.
There was a crooked man.
The three wise men of Gotham.
[The three wise men of Gotham…
Three wise men of Gotham.