Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Young King Questions the Weaver
A richly dressed youth stands beside a thin bearded worker and a crowded loom. Geometric window panes and hanging threads compress the workshop around them. The scene comes from the king’s dream of the labour that produces his royal clothing.
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Ben Kutcher. "The Young King Questions the Weaver" [editorial title]. In A House of Pomegranates, Oscar Wilde. Ben Kutcher's illustrated1918 edition, with H. L. Mencken introduction and additional Wilde tales; Library of Congress copy, Internet Archive benkutchersillus00wild, 1918, Moffat, Yard and Company. Source scan leaf 73. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0368-0058
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Ben Kutcher. The Young King Questions the Weaver. A House of Pomegranates. Scan leaf 73. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0368-0058