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Collier's 1905-11-25

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Young boy with candle, walking through a dark, wood-paneled room, with a draft blowing the candle off to the boy's right. He's staring wide-eyed at something in that direction. "The Northwest Passage."



Artist: Jessie Willcox Smith

Source: eBay seller ThomasC at American Art Archives, which also has its own wonderful website about American illustrators