Hope Dunlap , "The Poor Little Bridesmaid" Fairytale - Female Illustrator - Golden Age of Illustration, 1909

"The poor little bridesmaid ... in her pink cotton gown ... though doubtless, there never was such a pretty girl."
A kitchen scene is depicted with a young bridesmaid admiring her fetching reflection in a pot cover while fantasizing about a handsome Prince. This was one of several interior illustrations that Hope Dunlap did for the "The Little Lame Prince," which was a story for children written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik ("Miss Mulock") and first published in 1875.
The Little Lame Prince and His Travelling Cloak" This edition was, 1909, by Rand-McNally & Company
Signed lower left. Framed size: 28 x 16 x 1 Framed under glass.
Hope Dunlap, American, b. 1881 - ?
Watercolor and pen and ink
19 - 8 inches
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