"Cold Water About to Hit the Prince" from the story "The Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear"

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"Cold Water About to Hit the Prince" from the story "The Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear"
Image Not Available for "Cold Water About to Hit the Prince" from the story "The Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear"

"Cold Water About to Hit the Prince" from the story "The Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear"

PortfolioPlate from the book "Six Fairy Tales"
Date1970
MediumEtching and aquatint
DimensionsSheet: 455 × 310 mm. (17 15/16 × 12 3/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Ryda Hecht Levi Collection of Illustrated Books, Bequest of Ryda H. Levi, Baltimore
Object number2009.27.4
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Last Updated1/11/24
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