Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Queen of the Ebony Isles
A woman in a long dark gown holds a fine leash attached to a black panther. Rich patterns edge her trailing dress against the plain golden background. The facing caption identifies the sorcerous queen whose actions transform the island kingdom.
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Edmund Dulac. "The Queen of the Ebony Isles" [editorial title]. In Stories from the Arabian Nights, Retold by Laurence Housman; drawings by Edmund Dulac. London: Hodder and Stoughton; title undated, verso states “Printed in 1907”; retold by Laurence Housman, drawings by Edmund Dulac., 1907, Hodder and Stoughton. Source scan leaf 183. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0413-0176
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Edmund Dulac. The Queen of the Ebony Isles. Stories from the Arabian Nights. Scan leaf 183. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0413-0176