The Little Mermaid - Classic Illustration by Edmund Dulac #3864345 (License: Personal Use)

This detailed pen-and-ink illustration features a young mermaid with voluminous, wind-swept hair and a delicately scaled tail, seated at the water’s edge. Above her, a decorative banner inscribed “THE LITTLE MERMAID” is adorned with vines and ribbons, evoking early 20th-century bookplate aesthetics. The cross-hatching and dynamic line work suggest movement and emotion, capturing the melancholy and wonder central to the fairy tale.

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