Fairy Story Gallery

The Cheshire Cat looking down at the Red King and Queen having an argument, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

The Cheshire Cat looking down at the Red King and Queen having an argument, 1889. Lewis Carroll's (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. [Macmillan & Co., New York, 1889]. (Colorised black and white print)

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When the bear heard the music he could not help beginning to dance

3704831 When the bear heard the music he could not help beginning to dance, from Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm, pub.1917 (litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cunning Little Tailor;); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

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Costumes of Raoul and Isaure, from the opera Raoul Barbe-Bleue

694909 Costumes of Raoul and Isaure, from the opera Raoul Barbe-Bleue, 1790 (coloured engraving)
by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Opera with music by AndrA© GrA©try (1741-1813) and libretto by Michel Sedaine (1719-97) based on the Perrault fairy tale of Blue Beard; 1st performed in Paris in 1789 at the ComA©die-Italienne; illustration from Costumes et Annales des Grands ThA©A¢tres de Paris by Jean Charles Le Vacher de Chamois, published in 1790; Charles Perrault (1628-1703) French writer, best known for his collection of fairy stories;); French, out of copyright

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