Young Beichan
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"Young Beichan", also known as "Lord Bateman", "Lord Bakeman", "Lord Baker", "Young Bicham" and "Young Bekie", is a traditional folk ballad categorised as Child ballad 53 and Roud 40. The earliest ver
Illustration by Arthur Rackham: Burd Isbel woken by Belly Blin, with the warning that Young Beckie is about to marry.
Elinborg waiting for Paetur, in a Faroese variant.
Illustration by Arthur Rackham: Young Beckie in prison.
Arthur Rackham
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Arthur Rackham was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings
Young Beichan
…oral tradition in rural areas of most English speaking parts of the world, particularly in England, Scotland and Appalachia. Synopsis Illustration by Arthur Rackham: Burd Isbel woken by Belly Blin, with the warning that Young Beckie is about to marry. Beichan, who is often born in London, travels to far lands. He…
Self-portrait, 1934
One of Rackham's illustrations to Das Rheingold, 1910, depicting Fasolt and Fafner seizing Freia
Cinderella silhouette illustration, 1919
"The Fairy Ring", illustration to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1908