Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Story of the Herons: The Bedside Visitor
A cloaked figure leans towards a seated sleeping woman beneath heavy curtains and an ornate tall headboard. A potted flowering plant stands by the open window above a winding distant path. The design introduces the fairy intervention that shadows the royal family in The Story of the Herons.
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Laurence Housman. "The Story of the Herons: The Bedside Visitor" [editorial title]. In The House of Joy, Laurence Housman. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1895; written and illustrated by Laurence Housman., 1895, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.. Source scan leaf 74. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0427-0063
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Laurence Housman. The Story of the Herons: The Bedside Visitor. The House of Joy. Scan leaf 74. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0427-0063