Dulac Collection

They saw the shining potion glistening in her hand. Drawing, 1911, by Edmund Dulac for the fairy tale by Hans Christian
ANDERSEN: LITTLE MERMAID. They saw the shining potion glistening in her hand. Drawing, 1911, by Edmund Dulac for the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

Illustration by Edmond Dulac for The Dreamer of Dreams, by Queen Marie of Romania. Watercolor and gouache, 1915
DULAC: THE ICE MAIDEN, 1915. Illustration by Edmond Dulac for The Dreamer of Dreams, by Queen Marie of Romania. Watercolor and gouache, 1915

Behold the Reward of those Who Meddle in Other Peoples Affairs, c1900-1950
Behold the Reward of those Who Meddle in Other Peoples Affairs. c1900-1950

Earth Could Not Answer: Nor The Seas That Mourn In Flowing Purple, Of Their Lord Forlorn; Nor Heaven, With Those Eternal Signs Reveal And Hidden By The Sleeve Of Night And Morn

For Some We Loved, The Loveliest And The Best That From His Vintage Rolling Time Has Prest, Have Drunk Their Cup A Round Or Two Before, And One By One Crept Silently To Rest

Here With A Little Bread Beneath The Bough, A Flask Of Wine, A Book Of Verse - And Thou Beside Me Singing In The Wilderness Oh, Wilderness Were Paradise Enow

O Star of Wonder, Star of Night, c1900-1950

Look To The Blowing Rose About US - "lo, Laughing, "She Says, "into The World I Blow
Look To The Blowing Rose About US - " lo, Laughing, " She Says, " into The World I Blow: At Once The Silken Tassel Of My Purse Tear, And Its Treasure On The Garden Throw

"I Have Hardly Closed My Eyes The Whole Night! Heaven Knows What Was In The Bed
" I Have Hardly Closed My Eyes The Whole Night! Heaven Knows What Was In The Bed. I Seemed To Be Lying Upon Some Hard Thing, And My Whole Body Is Black And Blue This Morning

"Hi friend, take the whole castle with the Queen and all that it contains on your shoulders"
3533981 "Hi friend, take the whole castle with the Queen and all that it contains on your shoulders", illustration from the Belgian fairytale The Seven Conquerors of the Queen of

"The Prince, looking out, saw him snatch up the Princess and soar rapidly away"
3533961 "The Prince, looking out, saw him snatch up the Princess and soar rapidly away", illustration from the Serbian fairytale The Story of Bashtchelik

"And when he saw White Caroline, he started to play on his organ the most beautiful airs that it was possible to
3533956 "And when he saw White Caroline, he started to play on his organ the most beautiful airs that it was possible to hear, and the three little dogs commenced to dance together"

"In her frantic struggles, the hood of her cloak fell back from her dazzling golden hair
3533951 "In her frantic struggles, the hood of her cloak fell back from her dazzling golden hair, and immediately the whole place was flooded with light"

Wake! for the sun behind yon Eastern height has chased the session of the stars from night
3086255 Wake! for the sun behind yon Eastern height has chased the session of the stars from night, illustration from 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam', published 1909 (colour litho) by Dulac

Laurence Binyon as Sharaku might have seen him, 1913 (woodcut, colour printing, black carbon ink)
5938072 Laurence Binyon as Sharaku might have seen him, 1913 (woodcut, colour printing, black carbon ink, coloured ink on paper) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 23.9x17.9 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Do you, within your little hour of Grace, The waving Cypress in your Arms enlace
3086261 Do you, within your little hour of Grace, The waving Cypress in your Arms enlace, Before the Mother back into her arms Fold, and dissolve you in a last embrace

"Giroflee thanked the Fairy and went far into the wood; and there, sure enough
3533958 "Giroflee thanked the Fairy and went far into the wood; and there, sure enough, she saw a hut and an old woman sitting outside"

"When Grannmia saw her strange lover, she alone remained calm and courageous"
3533957 "When Grannmia saw her strange lover, she alone remained calm and courageous", illustration from the Italian fairytale The Serpent Prince

Sinbad the Sailor and the Old Man of the Sea, 1913 (watercolour and gouache over traces of pencil on paper)
989399 Sinbad the Sailor and the Old Man of the Sea, 1913 (watercolour and gouache over traces of pencil on paper) by Dulac

Prince kissing a beautiful princess in a tower. Russia' by Dulac
5306279 Prince kissing a beautiful princess in a tower. Russia' by Dulac. by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Universal History Archive/UIG.

"With a scream the Princess rushed forward, and, before her wicked sister could prevent her
3533978 "With a scream the Princess rushed forward, and, before her wicked sister could prevent her, she had upset the cauldron with a crash"

"The Prince took a carriage drawn by three great frogs with great big wings
3533959 "The Prince took a carriage drawn by three great frogs with great big wings. Truitonne came out mysteriously by a little door", illustration from the French fairytale The Blue Bird

Title page of Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations, pub.1916
3533949 Title page of Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations, pub.1916 by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); (add.info.: Title page of Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book)

Front cover of Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations, pub.1916
3533948 Front cover of Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations, pub.1916 by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); (add.info.: Front cover of Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book)

The Lady of Bedr-el-budur cometh to the bath, illustration from 'Aladdin and The Wonderful Lamp'
3086241 The Lady of Bedr-el-budur cometh to the bath, illustration from 'Aladdin and The Wonderful Lamp', 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac

He assumed a disguise suitable to his purpose, illustration from 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'
3086232 He assumed a disguise suitable to his purpose, illustration from 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves', 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac

In the Piazza San Marco, (gouache, chalk and pen and brown ink)
827280 In the Piazza San Marco, (gouache, chalk and pen and brown ink) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 30.5x24.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Piazza San Marco. Edmund Dulac (1882-1953)

Scene from The Tempest, (watercolour on paper laid on board)
657756 Scene from The Tempest, (watercolour on paper laid on board) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from The Tempest. Edmond Dulac (1882-1953)

Illustration 'man with a giant turtle talks to a woman. Japan' by Dulac
5306278 Illustration 'man with a giant turtle talks to a woman. Japan' by Dulac. by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration 'Palace of the Red Dragon. Serbia' by Dulac. 1917
5306275 Illustration 'Palace of the Red Dragon. Serbia' by Dulac. 1917. by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Aladdin and the Efrite, illustration from 'Aladdin and The Wonderful Lamp', 1938 (colour litho)
3086240 Aladdin and the Efrite, illustration from 'Aladdin and The Wonderful Lamp', 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Arabian Nights)

She cried " O miserable man, what sorry watch is this that thou has kept"
3086236 She cried " O miserable man, what sorry watch is this that thou has kept", illustration from 'The Story of The Magic Horse', 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac

"The daintiest, prettiest little maiden they had ever seen", illustration from the Russian fairytale
3533950 "The daintiest, prettiest little maiden they had ever seen", illustration from the Russian fairytale Snegorotchka

Autumn, 1921 (watercolour, gouache and metallic gold paint, with arched top)
827408 Autumn, 1921 (watercolour, gouache and metallic gold paint, with arched top) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 35.5x28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Autumn. Edmund Dulac (1882-1953)

Illustration 'the captive princess. Serbia' by Dulac
5306276 Illustration 'the captive princess. Serbia' by Dulac. by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Universal History Archive/UIG.

"Urashima was so enchanted that he could not speak a word", illustrationfrom the Japanese fairytale The Story
3533968 "Urashima was so enchanted that he could not speak a word", illustrationfrom the Japanese fairytale The Story of Urashima Taro

"Laideronnette kissed and embraced the good Fairy Protectress", illustrationfrom the French fairytale The
3533966 "Laideronnette kissed and embraced the good Fairy Protectress", illustrationfrom the French fairytale The Green Serpent

"The Friar, bound fast to the post, squirmed and wriggled, showing plainly that he would foot it if he
3533964 "The Friar, bound fast to the post, squirmed and wriggled, showing plainly that he would foot it if he could", illustrationfrom the English fairytale The Friar and the Boy

"The Palace of the Dragon King", illustration from the Serbian fairytale The Story of Bashtchelik
3533962 "The Palace of the Dragon King", illustration from the Serbian fairytale The Story of Bashtchelik, from Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations

Look to the blowing Rose about us - "Lo, Laughing," she says, "into the world I blow
3086257 Look to the blowing Rose about us - "Lo, Laughing," she says, "into the world I blow: At once the silken tassel of my Purse Tear, and its Treasure on the Garden throw

In the city of Baghdad, illustration from 'Sinbad The Sailor', 1938 (colour litho)
3086244 In the city of Baghdad, illustration from 'Sinbad The Sailor', 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Arabian Nights)

And ever with the tears falling down from her eyes she sighed and sang, illustration from 'The Story of The Magic
3086239 And ever with the tears falling down from her eyes she sighed and sang, illustration from 'The Story of The Magic Horse', 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac

Heav'n but the Vision of fulfill'd Desire, And Hell the Shadow of a Soul on fire
3086249 Heav'n but the Vision of fulfill'd Desire, And Hell the Shadow of a Soul on fire, Cast on the Darkness into which Ourselves, So late emerg'd from, shall so soon expire

Design for the costume of Momus in the opera Phebus and Pan, Edmund Dulac from the book 'Princess Marie-Jose's
2607889 Design for the costume of Momus in the opera Phebus and Pan, Edmund Dulac from the book 'Princess Marie-Jose's Children's Book', published 1916 (colour litho) by Dulac

Queen Isabella of Bavaria, (gouache over traces of pencil on whatman board)
827464 Queen Isabella of Bavaria, (gouache over traces of pencil on whatman board) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 33.4x30.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Isabella of Bavaria)

Illustration for The Russian fairytale Firebird, 1916 (lithograph)
3533970 Illustration for The Russian fairytale Firebird, 1916 (lithograph) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); (add.info.: " There he found the Princess asleep)

"The chestnut horse seemed to linger in the air at the top of its leap while that kiss endured"
3534004 "The chestnut horse seemed to linger in the air at the top of its leap while that kiss endured", illustration from the Russian fairytale Ivan and the Chestnut Horse

They Overran the House Without Loss of Time, 1910 (pen, black ink and watercolour)
986004 They Overran the House Without Loss of Time, 1910 (pen, black ink and watercolour) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 31.12x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Dulac: A Master of Enchanting Illustrations" Step into a world where dreams come alive and fairy tales unfold, as depicted by the talented artist Edmund Dulac. With his magical brushstrokes, he brings to life the whimsical stories we hold dear. In one enchanting drawing from 1911, Dulac captures the essence of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. The shining potion glistens in her hand, promising untold wonders and adventures yet to be discovered. Another masterpiece created in 1915 showcases Dulac's mastery of watercolor and gouache. This illustration for "The Dreamer of Dreams" by Queen Marie of Romania transports us to a realm where imagination knows no bounds. Dulac's artistry extends beyond traditional tales; it delves into cautionary narratives too. In his thought-provoking piece titled "Behold the Reward of those Who Meddle in Other People's Affairs, " created between c1900-1950, he reminds us that meddling can have dire consequences. But amidst cautionary tales lies beauty and wonderment. "O Star of Wonder, Star of Night, " another creation from c1900-1950, dazzles with its celestial brilliance and invites us to gaze upon the mysteries above. From literature classics to poetic verses, Dulac breathes life into words through his illustrations. In his depiction from 1909 for "The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam, " we are transported to an oasis within our minds - a place where bread, wine, verse, and companionship intertwine harmoniously. Dulac's talent also shines through when illustrating beloved stories such as Hans Andersen's "The Real Princess. " His portrayal from 1938 evokes empathy as we witness bruises on a princess' body caused by an uncomfortable bed – reminding us that appearances can be deceiving. Within every stroke lies emotion and depth.