Art, Symbol & Imagination
Aladdin beneath the Branching Tree
A seated young man rests his head on one hand beneath a tree with red branches. Animals, patterned ground and dense foliage gather around his pale clothes. Mackenzie’s plate places Aladdin within an enclosed, decorative landscape.
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Mackenzie (as credited on the title page). "Aladdin beneath the Branching Tree" [editorial title]. In Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme, Arthur Ransome; illustrated by Thomas Mackenzie. Undated Brentano’s New York printing; title credits Mackenzie as illustrator. Work first published December 1919; the physical copy is not assigned that date without a dated title., undated edition, Brentano's. Source scan leaf 47. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0210-0035
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Mackenzie (as credited on the title page). Aladdin beneath the Branching Tree. Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme. Scan leaf 47. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0210-0035