Enfant avec une flûte
1889
Kate Greenaway was the superstar of Victorian children's book illustration, and this sweet little flute player is a perfect example of her magic. Dressed in cozy green overalls and a hat bursting with flowers, the child looks like they've stepped right out of a pastoral dream. Greenaway's idyllic drawings of children in old-fashioned clothes were so incredibly popular in the 1880s that they actually started a fashion trend—parents began dressing their real-life kids just like her characters! This delicate illustration captures the innocence and whimsy that made her a household name during the Golden Age of Illustration.
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