Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Three Princesses and the Rope
Three pale princesses stand hand in hand against a deep blue chasm. A heavily dressed figure and a pale rope occupy the narrow space at the left. The caption explains that the captain and lieutenant pull the princesses up one after another when they tug on the rope.
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Kay Nielsen. "The Three Princesses and the Rope" [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 239. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/nielsen-princesses-and-rope
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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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 Three Princesses and the Rope. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Scan leaf 239. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/nielsen-princesses-and-rope