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Title
["What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night!"]
Names
Lacour, Octave L. (Wood-engraver)
Boughton, George Henry, 1834-1905 (Artist)
Collection

Children's book illustrations

Book illustrations -- Irving - Rip Van Winkle

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-CHI BOOK-Irv-Rip
Topics
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. Rip Van Winkle
Snow
Van Winkle, Rip (Fictitious character)
Men -- Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1700-1799
Anxiety
Lost persons
Dutch Americans -- New York (State)
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "From 'Rip Van Winkle.'" "Macmillan & Co." Written on border: "Dec 1894"
Source note: The book buyer. (New York : Scribner''s, 1867-1918).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 14.5 x 8 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c8131870-c5ba-012f-babd-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1894: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "["What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night!"]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c05678f-69cd-2e46-e040-e00a18063006

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "["What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night!"]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c05678f-69cd-2e46-e040-e00a18063006

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1894). ["What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night!"] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c05678f-69cd-2e46-e040-e00a18063006

Wikipedia Citation

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["What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night!"]