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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
(Approximate)
Library locations
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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Older people
Men
29
Nursery rhymes
26
Women
24
Fairy Tales
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Crane, Walter, 1845-1915
13
Brooke, L. Leslie (Leonard Leslie), 1862-1940
12
Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905
12
Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939
7
Herford, Oliver, 1863-1935
6
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Children's book illustrations
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England
2
New York (State)
1
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Illustrations
68
Prints
2
division
Wallach Division: Picture Collection
68
type
still image
68
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Waldemar Daa and his daughter…
The Vizier's daughter entreat…
Old Mr. Salford was a crab-ap…
They perceived several men wa…
Cinderella's pumpkin.
The old woman and the empty c…
She found herself in front of…
She held the pitcher to the o…
"'See my two shoes, my lovely…
Toads and diamonds.
The prince knocks at the door…
Little Thumbling and his brot…
Märchen von einem, der auszog…
Snow-White and Red-Rose
The little girl and the old m…
The little old man, three wit…
The little old man discovers …
Buster John shaking hands wit…
The Grandmother of the Dolls …
Mr. Rabbit and Mrs. Meadows.
Rip Van Winkle's return.
["They crowed round him, eyei…
["He took his place once more…
Jack sneaks into the giant's …
"'Little niece,' said Kühlebo…
"'She hath a mark, like a vio…
Little Red Riding Hood saved …
Grandmother in bed
Little Red Riding Hood
Before she had time to exclai…
But round the end of a cucumb…
"Are you the child who lives …
The bells were ringing in eve…
Heidi and her uncle reading.
Heidi selecting fruit.
Tom's father begs Merlin the …
Come lasses and lads, get lea…
The man recover'd of the bite.
Hot Cross Buns.
[The old man in leather.]
Princess Belle-Etoile with ol…
[A cat came fiddling out of a…
Little boy carrying bag of wo…
Cock-a-doodle-doo.
["A frog he would a-wooing go…
["There I met an old man...an…
Hickety, pickety, my black he…
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The rat that ate the malt