Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Princess with Trailing White Ribbons
Long pale ribbons curl around a robed princess in a dark interior. A smaller attendant bows at the left while a narrow architectural form hangs above. Mackenzie’s flowing lines make the movement of the costume the focus of the scene.
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Mackenzie (as credited on the title page). "The Princess with Trailing White Ribbons" [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 159. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0210-0131
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Mackenzie (as credited on the title page). The Princess with Trailing White Ribbons. Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme. Scan leaf 159. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0210-0131