Art, Symbol & Imagination
Whom Hast Thou Longed For?
A woman in a long pale veil stands above the back of a dark chair with one arm curved over her head. Sparse surroundings give the figure an almost sculptural isolation. The frontispiece accompanies the question about the true love most deeply desired in Haggard and Lang’s romance.
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Maurice Greiffenhagen. "Whom Hast Thou Longed For?" [editorial title]. In The World's Desire, H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang; illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894; new edition with twenty-seven illustrations from drawings by Maurice Greiffenhagen., 1894, Longmans, Green, and Co.. Source scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0450-0010
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Maurice Greiffenhagen. Whom Hast Thou Longed For? The World's Desire. Scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0450-0010