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| Antique print - Wonderful Goblins - "A Curtain Lecture is Worth all the Sermons in the World" 1924Beautiful illustration from an early and scarce edition of Washington Irvine's timeless classic Rip Van Winkle by the well-loved British illustrator Arthur Rackham.A wonderful image of hosts of wee goblins running riot in Rip's bedroom - clambering over the beautiful, rose patterned curtained four poster bad, laughing in glee as Rip is scolded by his wife - "a curtain lecture is worth all the sermons in the world for teaching the virtues of patience and long-suffering" - and one goblin traipses around the floor trying to fit into Rip's shoes... beautiful colouring and detail to this lovely print This print would be lovely for a child's nursery |
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