The Prince and Parsley looking for the Gall-Nuts (1911)
Technique: Giclée quality print
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Warwick Goble's 1911 painting, "The Prince and Parsley Searching for Gall-Nuts," beautifully captures the enchantment and whimsy often found in his work. In this imaginative scene, we observe a young prince perched precariously on a wooden ladder, peering into the dimly lit loft of a rustic, stone-walled storage room. Below him, a maiden with strikingly long, flowing golden hair, seemingly glowing with its own light, looks up, her expression a mix of concern and intrigue. She steadies the ladder with a gentle, yet attentive touch.The room is adorned with objects that speak of simple, rural life—a variety of clay and glass containers, likely for storing food and drink, along with a curious striped beehive-shaped basket. Goble’s use of soft, muted earth tones imbues the painting with a sense of timelessness and mystery, inviting viewers to ponder the story behind the prince’s search for gall-nuts, a detail which lends the painting an air of folklore and natural magic.
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Warwick Goble was an illustrator of children's books. He specialized in Japanese and Indian subjects.
Goble was born in Dalston, north London, to a merchant family, and was educated at the City of London School and the Westminster School of Art. He worked at a printer specializing in chromolithography and contributed to The Pall Mall Gazette and The Westminster Gazette.