Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Princesses and the Snow-Drift
Three tall pale figures stand close together beneath diagonal strokes of snow. Their golden crowns remain distinct as their bodies merge with the light ground. The caption describes a dense snow-drift carrying them away when they bend to take a rose.
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Kay Nielsen. "The Princesses and the Snow-Drift" [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 219. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/nielsen-snow-drift
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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 Princesses and the Snow-Drift. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Scan leaf 219. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/nielsen-snow-drift