A Princesa Negrina

(The Black Princess)

 

"Seeing a beautiful white rose, she stopped to pluck it"

 

Illustration by Florence Anderson

 

 

One of the great female artists of the Golden Age of Illustration, Florence Anderson is most often linked with what has

become known as the British Fairy School. For the 1916 Edition of The Black Princess and Other Fairy Tales from Brazil,

however, while illustrating that selection of traditional tales from South America, she moved beyond the characteristic

European "fairy idyll" to one that was entirely more worldly.

 

In this illustration - her composition to accompany the tale "A Princesa Negrina" ("The Black Princess") by 'Chysanthème'

(Cecilia Rebelo Bandeira de Melo de Vasconcelos) - Anderson depicts the Princess of the tale's title in an image that is

associated with the following text:

Seeing a beautiful white rose, she stopped to pluck it.

It is a wonderful example of Anderson's artistic capacity and her keen ability to capture textual intent and themes within

her illustrations.

 

 

The illustration

 

Complete Image

Single Greeting Card (with matching Envelope)

Code: FA SBWRSSPI SGC
Price: US$5.00

Detail (for reference)

Reproduction on 12 x 18" sheet

Code: FA SBWRSSPI 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Reproduction on 20 x 30" sheet

Code: FA SBWRSSPI 20x30
Price: US$180.00

 

 

Our Greeting Cards

 

When presented on Greeting Cards, this image is prepared as a tipped-on plate - in hommage to the hand-crafted

approach typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is

hand-finished, with the image presented on Ivory card stock with an accompanying envelope. On the rear of each

card we also present some information about Florence Anderson and this wonderful illustration. We have left the

interior of the cards blank so that you may write your own personal message.

 

Our large format reproductions

 

Each of our large format reproductions are prepared with archival quality materials and processes to ensure many years

of enjoyment. In addition, our reproductions are accompanied by explanatory material relating to Florence Anderson

and this wonderful illustration.

 

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