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A part of the wall crumbled with a terrible noise
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Illustration by Virginia Frances Sterrett for Old French Fairytales (1920), a collection of works from the 19th-century French author, Comtesse de Ségur. The exquisite set of illustrations were Chicago-born Sterrett's first ever commission, taken on at the tender age of 19. Shortly after completing them she was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Sterrett would manage a few other commissions, including illustrations for a 1928 edition of Arabian Nights, but her failing health meant she could only work in short bursts. She eventually passed away in 1931, at the age of 30. (Image source: California Digital Library via Internet Archive)
- Violette consented willingly to pass the night in the forest Virginia Frances Sterrett
- Ilona Came Floating Up Through the Waves Jay Van Everen
- Baba Yaga Ivan Bilibin
- "The Head shot forward and struck the Scarecrow" W. W. Denslow
- They walked side by side during the rest of the evening Virginia Frances Sterrett
- "The Eyes looked at her thoughtfully" W. W. Denslow
- Ah, ha! you are at last in my domain, little fool! Virginia Frances Sterrett
- "The Monkeys caught Dorothy in her arms and flew away with her" W. W. Denslow