Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Loveliest of the Queen’s Maids of Honour
A woman in an elaborate white headdress stands with a long pale train curving behind her. A smaller attendant bends at the lower edge against a dark garden silhouette. The caption names the queen’s loveliest maid of honour, whose luxury is contrasted with the seamstress’s labour in the story.
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Charles Robinson. "The Loveliest of the Queen’s Maids of Honour" [editorial title]. In The Happy Prince and Other Tales, Oscar Wilde; illustrated by Charles Robinson. New York: Brentano’s; Charles Robinson illustrated special edition, reprinted 1920 as stated in the publishing history., 1920, Brentano's. Source scan leaf 35. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0426-0029
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Charles Robinson. The Loveliest of the Queen’s Maids of Honour. The Happy Prince and Other Tales. Scan leaf 35. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0426-0029