Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Rider on the White Horse
A white horse lifts its forelegs while an elaborately dressed rider sits above a patterned saddle. Birds cross the violet sky behind long curling plumes. Mackenzie combines the horse’s movement with the ornamental detail of the rider’s costume.
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Mackenzie (as credited on the title page). "The Rider on the White Horse" [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 147. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0210-0121
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Mackenzie (as credited on the title page). The Rider on the White Horse. Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme. Scan leaf 147. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0210-0121