The Giant Ogre discovers Hop o' my Thumb & his brothers whom his wife had endeavoured to conceal from him ; The Giant Ogre in his Seven League Boots, pursuing Hop o' my Thumb & his brothers, who hid in a cave.
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1700852
Item data
Title
The Giant Ogre discovers Hop o' my Thumb & his brothers whom his wife had endeavoured to conceal from him ; The Giant Ogre in his Seven League Boots, pursuing Hop o' my Thumb & his brothers, who hid in a cave.
Collection
Children's book illustrations
Book illustrations -- Fairy tales -- Hop o' my thumb
Names
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Fairy Tales
Tom Thumb (Tale)
Giants
Pleading (Begging)
Running
Chasing
Hiding
Ghouls
Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703. Fées
Genres
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Hop o' my thumb and the seven league boots: told in pictures by George Cruikshank." Written on border: "v.4 (1894)"
Source Identifier: pcm (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Content: Signature on image: "W & SL"
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 2 prints (1 sheet) : b ; 15 x 23 cm.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 944549b0-c5ba-012f-bbea-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Date Issued
1894
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Giant Ogre discovers Hop o' my Thumb & his brothers whom his wife had endeavoured to conceal from him ; The Giant Ogre in his Seven League Boots, pursuing Hop o' my Thumb & his brothers, who hid in a cave." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/944549b0-c5ba-012f-bbea-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1894). The Giant Ogre discovers Hop o' my Thumb & his brothers whom his wife had endeavoured to conceal from him ; The Giant Ogre in his Seven League Boots, pursuing Hop o' my Thumb & his brothers, who hid in a cave. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/944549b0-c5ba-012f-bbea-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Giant Ogre discovers Hop o' my Thumb & his brothers whom his wife had endeavoured to conceal from him ; The Giant Ogre in his Seven League Boots, pursuing Hop o' my Thumb & his brothers, who hid in a cave." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/944549b0-c5ba-012f-bbea-58d385a7bc34
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