She Took Off Her Girdle

All Resolutions

She took off her girdle and tied one end of it round the butterfly.

Download smallest file size

Artist

Name:
Pedersen, Vilhelm
Dates:
1820-1859
Country:
Denmark

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Eventyr og Historier, vol. 1
Author:
Andersen, Hans Christian
Publisher:
Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1913
Open Library:
View record

Description:

A Tiny little girl stands on the leaf of a water lily which she arranged to be towed by a butterfly attached to it with her girdle. This illustration was created for the tale “Little Thumbelina.”

The caption reads in the original Danish: Saa tog hun sit Livbaand, bandt den ene Ende om Sommerfuglen.

Download json record

Share this: Share this page on Mastodon Share on Pinterest ▲ Top