Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Reflection in the Forest Pool
A richly dressed young woman looks down towards a pool enclosed by slender trees. Pale figures and hanging foliage frame the reflected presence in the water. The caption describes the moment when the lovely lassie sitting in the tree is discovered through her reflection.
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Kay Nielsen. "The Reflection in the Forest Pool" [editorial title]. In East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe; English versions by George Webbe Dasent; illustrated by Kay Nielsen. Undated New York illustrated edition, undated edition, George H. Doran Company. Source scan leaf 8. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/nielsen-forest-reflection
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Descriptive Gallery title. Complete source page with original caption and margins retained. No recolouring, reconstruction or invented symbolic meaning.
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East of the Sun and West of the MoonCollected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe; English versions by George Webbe Dasent; illustrated by Kay NielsenUndated editionMore from this book
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Kay Nielsen. The Reflection in the Forest Pool. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Scan leaf 8. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/nielsen-forest-reflection