The Baby's Opera

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Cover of The Baby’s Opera: a Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses

By Walter Crane, New York, 1877

The Baby's Opera

Written and Illustrated by Walter Crane

New York, McLoughlin Bros.,1877

7.75" x 7.5"

Kerlan Collection, Children's Literature Research Collections

University of Minnesota Libraries

A prominent Victorian illustrator, designer, and educator associated with William Morris and England's Arts and Crafts Movement, Walter Crane was the most popular picturebook artist of his day.

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Title page of The Baby’s Opera: a Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses

By Walter Crane, New York, 1877

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Interior page of The Baby’s Opera: a Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses

By Walter Crane, New York, 1877