Art, Symbol & Imagination
She Will Pass Me By: The Nightingale and the Rose
A richly dressed young woman looks upwards as her patterned skirt trails across a pale terrace. A small figure rests on the ground behind her. The caption gives the student’s fear that, without a red rose, the woman he loves will pass him by at the dance.
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Charles Robinson. "She Will Pass Me By: The Nightingale and the Rose" [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 55. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0426-0049
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Charles Robinson. She Will Pass Me By: The Nightingale and the Rose. The Happy Prince and Other Tales. Scan leaf 55. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0426-0049