Victorian illustrations of children with wild animals and wild children with animals.
The Bear Children
The Wolf Child
A Good Natured Bear
Interesting detail at the foot of the cross. Illustration is a page from an 18th century (1724?) devotional. Loose pages found in an old sewing kit.
It is my dainty fare you know,
that makes my coat like silk;
I've had a lovely plate of fish,
a saucer too, of milk.
But something more I want today,
(A secret I will tell)
Like Mistress in the dining room,
I'll have desert as well.
These children do not look frightened. I'd be running if I saw a sheep that looked like this.
Contemporary artists dream of achieving such a balance of composition and innocence.
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