Born April 2, 1805
Happy birthday to one of the forefathers of all fairy tales! I'd like to share some classic illustrations from his most-loved stories. Can you imagine your childhood without these?
from the Princess and the Pea, by Edmund Dulac
from Thumbelina, by Eleanor Vere Boyle
from the Snow Queen, by Milo Winter
from Thumbelina, by Harry Clarke (Aren't these colors amazing and unusual for the period?)
from The Ugly Duckling, by Mabel Luci Attwell (I don't like the kids' creepy Campbell Soup dot eyes. The tear on that little duck just kills me.)
And last but not least....from The Little Mermaid, by Edmund Dulac
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