She ran away so quickly that he could not overtake her
Date1909
Artist
Ethel Franklin Betts Bains
(American painter and illustrator, 1877–1959)
Illustration Citation"Cinderella," in Fairy Tales from Grimm, Hamilton W. Mabie, editor (New York: Barse and Hopkins, 1909).
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions25 × 18 1/2 in. (63.5 × 47 cm)
frame: 31 3/4 × 24 5/8 in. (80.6 × 62.5 cm)
frame: 31 3/4 × 24 5/8 in. (80.6 × 62.5 cm)
Credit LineGayle and Alene Hoskins Endowment Fund, 1989
Object number1989-37
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextA 19th-century revival of interest in folklore and fairy tales helped create a surge in children's literature. Such stories offered vicarous dangers and triumphs and called for lively illustrations appealing to children and the adults who enjoyed stories alongside them.
