Fairy Tales & Folklore
The Witch-Maiden Imprisons the Prince
A woman lifts one arm above a seated prince whose ankles and wrists are restrained. A bowl, scattered objects and a narrow stairway enclose the dark scene. The accompanying story describes the witch-maiden confining him after recovering her stolen magic ring.
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Henry Justice Ford. "The Witch-Maiden Imprisons the Prince" [editorial title]. In The Yellow Fairy Book, Andrew Lang. New impression, 1906, Longmans, Green and Co.. Source scan leaf 45. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/yellow-witch-prison
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
The title is editorial. Identification follows the scene's printed warning and the corresponding imprisonment episode.
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Henry Justice Ford. The Witch-Maiden Imprisons the Prince. The Yellow Fairy Book. Scan leaf 45. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/yellow-witch-prison