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VIII: Gerda and the Reindeer Travel North, from the portfolio Autour de la Reine des Nieges

Artist (Danish, 1924-1999)
CultureDanish, French, Finnish, British, English
Date1968
MediumColor etching with aquatint
Dimensionsplate mark: 12 3/8 x 9 15/16 in. (31.5 x 25.2 cm)
sheet: 22 3/16 x 17 1/2 in. (56.3 x 44.5 cm)
Classificationsprints
Credit LineGift of Maeda Galinsky in memory of David Galinsky
Object number2012.27.8
DescriptionThe portfolio is housed in a cloth-bound box with a spine that reads "Autour de la Reine des Nieges" Within the box are five folios with texts concerning the portfolio and ten prints.
Folio 1: Title sheet on front cover alone
Folio 2: Information on portolio and essay by Jean Bouret [see notes for partial transcription]
Folio 3: Front cover sheet and inner sheets continue the essay. Back cover sheet is blank.
Folio 4: Cover sheet and inner sheet detail "Traductions des Fac-similés du Manuscrit Original de H. C. Andersen" in French and English [see notes for English transcriptions].
Folio 5: Information on editions [see notes for transcription] Interior pages and back cover blank.
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