Dulac's Fairy Tale Illustrations in Full Color

Edmund Dulac, Jeff A. Menges

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9780486436692
• eBook ISBN: 9780486317601
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Artist Monographs

One of the most influential (and most prolific) illustrators of children's books during the early twentieth century, Edmund Dulac brought countless fairy tales to life through his distinct artistic style, subtle use of color, and fanciful compositions. This archive of masterworks by the renowned illustrator — all reproduced from rare early editions — contains 55 of his most beguiling images.
Included are exquisite illustrations for "The Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," "The Snow Queen," "The Nightingale," "Princess Badoura," "The Real Princess," "The Mermaid," and other tales. Certain to delight fairy tale enthusiasts, this lovely collection will be treasured as well by lovers of fine art.

List of Plates

Frontispiece I used to meet her in the garden, the ravine, and in the manor fields. She was always picking flowers and herbs, those she knew her father could use for healing drinks and potions. From “The Winds Tale,” STORIES FROM HANS ANDERSEN

Note: Titles of the books in which the stories originally were collected, plate captions, and titles of the stories containing the plates, are given below.

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES
[Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd., London, 1910]

1 “I am spinning, the pretty one,” answered the old woman, who did not know who she was. (“The Sleeping Beauty”)

2 But news of it was brought to her by a little dwarf, who owned a pair of seven-league boots. (“The Sleeping Beauty”)

3 They grew until nothing but the tops of the castle towers could be seen. (“The Sleeping Beauty”)

4 They were rowed to the sound of music on the waters of their host’s private canal. (“Blue Beard”)

5 They overran the house with loss of time. (“Blue Beard”)

6 “You SHALL go in, and take your place among the ladies you saw there!” (“Blue Beard”)

7 She used to creep away to the chimney-corner and seat herself among the cinders. (“Cinderella”)

8 And her Godmother pointed to the finest of all with her wand. (“Cinderella”)

9 She was driven away, beside herself with Joy. (“Cinderella”)

10 The King’s son led her through the gardens, where the guests drew apart and gazed in wonder at her loveliness. (“Cinderella”)

11 Whereupon she instantly desired her partner to lead her to the King and Queen. (“Cinderella”)

12 She made her escape as lightly as a deer. (“Cinderella”)

13 The Prime Minister was kept very busy for the next few weeks. (“Cinderella”)

14 After she had done her work, [she] would sing and play. (“Beauty and the Beast”)

15 Soon they caught sight of the castle in the distance. (“Beauty and the Beast”)

16 She found herself face to face with a stately and beautiful lady. (“Beauty and the Beast”)

17 These no sooner saw Beauty than they began to scream and chatter. (“Beauty and the Beast”)

18 “Ah! what a fright you have given me!” she murmured. (“Beauty and the Beast”)

STORIES FROM HANS ANDERSEN

[Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd., London, 1911]

19 “I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night! Heaven knows what was in my bed. I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning. It is terrible!” (“The Real Princess”)

20 One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror with this peculiarity, that every good and pretty thing reflected in it shrank away to almost nothing. (“The Snow Queen”)

21 Many a winter’s night she flies through the streets and peeps in at the windows, and then the ice freezes on the panes into wonderful patterns like flowers. (“The Snow Queen”)

22 Then an old, old woman came out of the house, she was leaning upon a big, hooked stick, and she wore a big sun hat, which was covered with beautiful painted flowers. (“The Snow Queen”)

23 The reindeer did not dare to stop. It ran on till it came to the bush with the red berries. There it put Gerda down, and kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face. (“The Snow Queen”)

24 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she was at home. (“The Snow Queen”)

25 Among these trees lived a nightingale, which sang so deliciously, that even the poor fisherman, who had plenty of other things to do, lay still to listen to it, when he was out at night drawing in his nets. (“The Nightingale”)

26 “Is it possible?” said the gentleman-in-waiting. “I should never have thought it was like that. How common it looks. Seeing so many grand people must have frightened all its colors away.” (“The Nightingale”)

27 Then it again burst into its sweet heavenly song. “That is the most delightful coquetting I have ever seen’.” said the ladies, and they took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, thinking so to equal the nightingale. (“The Nightingale”)

28 His grandmother had told him, when he was quite a little fellow and was about to begin his school life, that every flower in the Garden of Paradise was a delicious cake and that the pistils were full of wine. (“The Garden of Paradise”)

29 The eagle in the great forest flew swiftly, but the Eastwing flew more swiftly still. (“The Garden of Paradise”)

30 The Fairy of the Garden no...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Introduction
• List of Plates
• The Plates
• Back Cover