She left incomplete a set of illustrations to Myths and Legends.
Old French Fairy Tales - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett
Virginia Frances Sterrett's first commission came in Old French Fairy Tales. Tanglewood Tales , with its stories from Greek mythology was a favorite children's book of the time, one also illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Anne Anderson and other Golden Age illustrators.
Four images, from a early edition of Tanglewood Tales, are missing and we're working on that; otherwise we believe all the color illustrations are here. In , Virginia began work on what was to be her last completed commission and the work that is considered her masterpiece, a set of illustrations to Arabian Nights.
The set consists of 16 color illustrations, 20 black and white in drawings, a colored picture for the front cover and a drawing for the inside boards. Due to ill health, the illustrations took her three years to complete. It was published in Heavy, soft white, cotton rag fine art paper and archival inks. Soft white paper has no added bleaches or brighteners.
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Attribution is nice, but not required. The black and white illustrations, and board drawings. Genie of the Mountain. Blondine and the Tortoise. They walked side by side. What are you seeking?
The Art of Myth and Fairy Tale
Old French Fairy Tales. The son regained his form. The History of the Second Calendar. They Danced Before Me. Aladdin and the Genie of the Ring.
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp. Aladdin Made his Way to the Sultan's Palace. Aladdin Greeted the Princess with Joy. The Story of Baba Abdallah. Ali Baba and the forty thieves.
Morgiana Danced with Much Grace. The Tale of Sinbad the Sailor.
Virginia Frances Sterrett - Wikipedia
The Third Voyage of Sinbad. The Sultana had a Conversation with a Man. The Fifth Voyage of Sinbad. Illustrations to Tanglewood Tales Along with The Wonder Book, Tanglewood Tales was the first introduction early 19th century children had to classical mythology. Antaeus and the Pygmies. Proserpina Refuses the Pomegranate. Proserpina and the Sea Nymphs.