The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899 by Tom Simpson ● portfotolio

Tom Simpson: "A statue, representing a handsome youth, hewn out of pure white marble" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899

Tom Simpson: "All the vessels scudded past in great alarm" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899

Tom Simpson: "As often as the water lifted her up she peeped in through the transparent panes" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899

Tom Simpson: "Ate out of their hands, and allowed themselves to be stroked" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899

Tom Simpson: "Gazed through the clear waters, and fancied she saw her father's palace" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899

Tom Simpson: "It was not long before a young maiden approached the spot where he was lying" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899

Tom Simpson: "She held his head above the water, and then let the waves carry them whither they pleased" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899

Tom Simpson: "She then saw her sisters rising out of the flood" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899

Tom Simpson: "She was fain to laugh and dance, though the thoughts of death were in her heart" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899

Tom Simpson: "The youngest planted hers in a circle to imitate the sun" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899

Tom Simpson: "Then jumped overboard and felt her body dissolving into foam" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899

Tom Simpson: "They flew away in great alarm" - The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899

Tom Simpson: The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Helen Stratton, 1899