A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go
A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go
Written by Randolph Caldecott
England, George Routledge & Sons, 1883
9.6" x 8.35"
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It was a departure for Randolph Caldecott to undertake a story featuring animal characters in human dress, and the change suited the caricaturist well. When new, this sprightly book was such a success at the home of one London family that its patriarch, Rupert Potter, a lawyer and art collector, purchased three of the illustrator's originals. Potter's 17-year-old daughter, Beatrix, was then still an aspiring artist. She studied the Caldecotts, and later demonstrated their impact on her as the creator of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, and, in particular, a waistcoated frog of her own devising named Jeremy Fisher.
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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Written and Illustrated by Beatrix Potter
London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1906
4.25" x 5.75"
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