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Original - In the Nathaniel Hawthorne version of the Midas myth, Midas's daughter turns to a statue when he touches her. Illustration by Walter Crane, for A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys, 1893 edition.
Reason
Illustration of Nathaniel Hawthorne's variant of the King Midas myth. Hawthorne introduced the version of the story in which midas turns his daughter into a statue with his golden touch. Restored version of File:Midas gold.jpg.
Articles this image appears in
Midas, Nathaniel Hawthorne, A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys
Creator
Walter Crane
Odd - you'd think they would notice it too. Oh, well. Support. MER-C 11:57, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I presume it just wasn't considered an issue to check. It's worst in woodblock engravings, of course, since the pieces are glued together after carving, but also common in this sort of thing, and etc. It's probably something to do with the paper the artists used being cut to size by hand, or the like. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 11:20, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted -- Seddσn talk|WikimediaUK 01:23, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]