Illustrations of d'Aulnoy's Fairy Talesand Their Illustrators
Walter Crane
One of the most prolific and influential illustrators in the history of picture books illustrated at least three picture books with d'Aulnoy's stories. Here they are:
Hind in the Wood
Princess Belle-Etoile
Yellow Dwarf
Warwick Goble
Warwick Goble illustrated four of Aulnoy's fairy tales (one illustration for each) for the book titled The Fairy Book, published by MacMillan in 1913. It's a collection of many fairy tales with 32 color plates by Warwick Goble.
Here are only illustrations for Madame d'Aulnoy's works:
Graciosa and Percinet
This is a fine example of the historical development of fairy tales as a literary genre. It tells a story about forbidden love: between the princess and her servant.
The White Cat
A classic plot from this d'Aulnoy's fairy tale is already obvious from the title: there's an enchanted princess, who lives in form of a white cat and waits for transformation into a human,
The Blue Bird
In this case, a prince is enchanted and needs help to regain his human form. Will love defeat magic?
The Yellow Dwarf
Another fairy tale about a mismatch: this time we are dealing with a princess who is forced to marry a dwarf. But there's also somebody who is willing to help her ...
