Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Gathering beneath the Palace Arch
A group of robed figures gathers beneath a deeply shadowed ornamental arch. Beyond them, a pale palace rises within a luminous yellow-green distance. Mackenzie uses the opening to frame the palace and separate the foreground gathering from its fantastic setting.
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Mackenzie (as credited on the title page). "The Gathering beneath the Palace Arch" [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 115. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0210-0093
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Mackenzie (as credited on the title page). The Gathering beneath the Palace Arch. Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme. Scan leaf 115. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0210-0093