Die Geschichte von dem tapferen Schneiderlein
An 1858 German picture book of the Brothers Grimm tale of the brave little tailor, illustrated by Wilhelm von Diez and printed as wood-engraved plates for a young readership. The first plate shows a dense tree canopy with a figure asleep beneath it and a dark, tangled trunk, while the second shows a crowded hall with courtiers in tall hats and robes gathered around a small figure in the centre, giving a designer dense foliage textures and clustered, theatrical group staging to draw on.
