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And in did come the strangest figure.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Children's book illustrations

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Book illustrations -- Browning -- Pied piper of Hamelin

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And in did come the strangest figure.
Collection

Children's book illustrations

Book illustrations -- Browning -- Pied piper of Hamelin

Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-CHI BOOK-Brow-Pie
Topics
Fairy Tales
Browning, Robert, 1812-1889. Pied Piper of Hamelin
Draperies
Capes (Clothing)
Minstrels
costumes -- German
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Printed around text: "'Go cried the mayor, 'and get long poles! Poke out the nests and block up the holes! Consult with carpenters and builders, and leave in our town not even a trace of the rats!' When suddenly up the face of the piper perked in the market-place, with a 'first, if you please, my thousand guilders!'"
Content: Published New York : A. Wessels Co., ca. 1882. Illustrated by Van Dyck.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : col. ; 17 x 20 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e201fe10-c5b9-012f-7023-58d385a7bc34
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

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

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "And in did come the strangest figure." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d40fb4e-9c22-3ae6-e040-e00a18061242

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "And in did come the strangest figure." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d40fb4e-9c22-3ae6-e040-e00a18061242

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. And in did come the strangest figure. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d40fb4e-9c22-3ae6-e040-e00a18061242

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And in did come the strangest figure.