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Walter Crane's 1892 illustration of Pandora resurfaces
Original: Pandora opens the box. Walter Crane, from "A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Boston: 1892 # illust
A colour illustration by English artist Walter Crane depicting Pandora opening her box is being shared among classic book art enthusiasts. The plate comes from Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys', published in Boston in 1892, and retells the Greek myth of Pandora. Readers of old book illustrations continue to admire Crane's decorative style and his contributions to children's book art of the period.
Why now: Classic illustration archives are popular with art and book history communities, and Crane's mythological imagery draws ongoing interest.
Walter CraneNathaniel HawthornePandoraA Wonder Book for Girls & BoysBoston
Evidence
- Pandora opens the box. Walter Crane, from "A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Boston: 1892 # illustration # art # ChildrensBook https://www. oldbookillustrations.com/illus trations/pandora-opens-box/ · oldbookillustrations · 9
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