The Baby's Opera, A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses... the Music by the Earliest Masters

Walter Crane British
 Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans British
 Publisher Frederick Warne & Co. British

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In the second half of the nineteenth century, richly illustrated publications for children called toy books flourished in England. Crane and Evans collaborated for over a decade, producing two to three a year, and became synonymous with the genre. Here, the border illustrations to "Little Bo-Peep" reveal the influence of William Blake.

The Baby's Opera, A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses... the Music by the Earliest Masters, Walter Crane (British, Liverpool 1845–1915 Horsham), Illustrations: wood engraving, printed in color

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The Baby's Opera, A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses... the Music by the Earliest Masters, Walter Crane (British, Liverpool 1845–1915 Horsham), Illustrations: wood engraving, printed in color
The Baby's Opera, A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses... the Music by the Earliest Masters, Walter Crane (British, Liverpool 1845–1915 Horsham), Illustrations: wood engraving, printed in color

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