Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Prince on the Magic Horse
A mounted prince holds the reins of a dark horse suspended among soft grey clouds. Bright clothing and a pale trailing veil move against the deep blue sky. The caption describes his descent as daylight fades in The Story of the Magic Horse.
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Edmund Dulac. "The Prince on the Magic Horse" [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 257. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0413-0250
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Edmund Dulac. The Prince on the Magic Horse. Stories from the Arabian Nights. Scan leaf 257. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0413-0250