Winter’s tales

es, there is ice and snow in that glorious land,” the reindeer told her.’ This image from , first published in (1911), captures the warmth of Gerda’s love and her gratitude to the reindeer who helps her to rescue her childhood friend from the Snow Queen. It’s by French-born Edmund Dulac, one of the most celebrated put him in great demand with London’s illustrated book publishers. When this work declined after World War I, Dulac diversified into theatre costume and set design, and even designed postage stamps.