Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Rich Feast while Beggars Wait at the Gates
A hooded woman holds a child in deep shadow outside a garden arcade. Warm light glows through distant arched windows while flowers climb the surrounding columns. The caption contrasts the rich making merry indoors with the beggars waiting at their gates.
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Charles Robinson. "The Rich Feast while Beggars Wait at the Gates" [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 43. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0426-0037
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Charles Robinson. The Rich Feast while Beggars Wait at the Gates. The Happy Prince and Other Tales. Scan leaf 43. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0426-0037