Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Swans before the Altar in Celtic Wonder Tales
Four great white swans spread their wings above a kneeling figure at an altar. Maud Gonne encloses the scene within an interlaced architectural border.
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Maud Gonne. "The Swans before the Altar in Celtic Wonder Tales" [editorial title]. In Celtic Wonder Tales, Retold by Ella Young; illustrated and decorated by Maud Gonne. Dublin: Maunsel and Company, 1910. Actual title visually inspected: retold by Ella Young; illustrated and decorated by Maud Gonne., 1910, Maunsel and Company. Source scan leaf 1. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0671-0001
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Maud Gonne. The Swans before the Altar in Celtic Wonder Tales. Celtic Wonder Tales. Scan leaf 1. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0671-0001