Figure descriptions
The illustrated poem title appears centred at the top of the periodical page in hand-drawn
lettering. It is superimposed over
a line drawing of a crown. Decorative wisps and swirls surround the crown and the
title. 1/10 page.
A young princess sits on a yew bough. She wears a crown, a gown, and a fur-lined cloak.
A large tassel hangs from a rope slung
around her hip. The princess holds a duster in her right hand and rests her foot on
a rock. The illustrated scene is partially
contained within a circular border. The exterior of the border is surrounded by decorative
wisps and swirls. In the bottom left
section, the illustration extends beyond the circular frame. In this section, the
illustrated poem caption appears in hand-drawn
lettering on an irregular shape. 1/3 page.
Facsimile of the poet’s signature in hand-drawn cursive lettering. 1/32 page.
A young beggar girl stands between a stone wall and a castle gate. She wears a long
dress, a feathered cap, and slipper-like
shoes. A cross-body bag is slung over her shoulder. A dog stands behind her, and there
is a small stone structure behind the dog.
The illustrated scene is partially contained within an irregularly shaped single-ruled
border with a circular top edge. The border
has no bottom edge. A branch grows diagonally behind the illustrated scene; it extends
out from the bottom-left and the top-right
sections of the border. The illustrated poem caption appears in hand-drawn lettering
on an irregular shape to the left of the
illustrated scene. Flowers grow behind the caption. Below the caption, coins spill
out of a small purse. 1/2 page.
Two-part illustration. In the first part, a young beggar girl disguised as a little
princess stands and admires her clothing.
She wears a crown, a gown, and a floor-length fur-lined cloak. She holds a duster
in her left hand. The girl stands before a darkly
shaded background. The second part appears below the first part and to the left. In
the second part, two old men hunch over close to
one another and converse. Both men wear cylindrical hats and long robes; they appear
to be dressed as courtiers to the princess. A
single line runs between the two illustrated parts in the shape of a backwards letter
“S” with additional twists and curls. At the
middle of this shape and below the dividing line, the illustrated caption to both
parts appears on an irregular shape. 1/2
page.
A young princess disguised as a little beggar girl sits slumped against a large rock
in the countryside. She holds her hands
in her lap and looks out into the distance. Her hat sits on the ground beside her
and a dog sits next to her hat. Two figures stand
behind her and observe her from a distance. An old woman, identified as the beggar
girl’s mother in the poem text, hunches over with
her hand on her hip while watching the girl. A travelling man with prosthetic legs
stands beside the old woman. He uses a walking
pole and carries a large bag on his back. The man wears a pointed feather cap. There
are hills in the distance. The illustrated
scene is partially contained within an irregularly shaped single-ruled border with
a circular top edge. The border has no bottom
edge. The illustrated caption appears in hand-drawn lettering on an irregular shape
in the bottom-right corner. 1/3 page.
A young beggar girl frolics with her dog. Her dress and her hair are voluminous and
wild. The dog leaps next to her, balancing
on its hind legs and looking back towards her. The illustrated scene is partially
contained within a single-ruled circular border.
Decorative wisps and swirls extend from the left and right sides of the border. They
accumulate at the extremities and form the
images of two distinct men. The man on the left smiles and faces left. The decorative
swirls form his long hair and beard. The man
on the right frowns and faces right. He wears a crown and holds a sceptre which is
intertwined with foliate-like curls. 1/3
page.
