Humpty Dumpty.
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Item data
Title
Humpty Dumpty.
Collection
Children's book illustrations
Book illustrations -- Carroll
Names
Tenniel, John, 1820-1914 (Artist)
Dalziel Brothers (Wood-engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1901
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Eggs
Brick walls
Anthropomorphism
Girls -- Clothing & dress
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Through the looking-glass
Genres
Notes
Content: Includes additional text. Written on image: "Dec 1901"
Content: Printed on image: "From 'Through the Looking-Glass.' Illustrated by Sir John Tenniel. By permission of Messrs. Macmillan and Co."
Source Note: Art journal. Virtue Co., 1839-1912).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 10.5 x 9.5 cm.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 067052f0-c5ba-012f-d7bd-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1901
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Humpty Dumpty." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/067052f0-c5ba-012f-d7bd-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1901). Humpty Dumpty. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/067052f0-c5ba-012f-d7bd-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Humpty Dumpty." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/067052f0-c5ba-012f-d7bd-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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