Conte d’Andersen (title unknown)
Pen-and-ink with colourwash by Françoise Taylor
2nd engraving
Etching by Françoise Taylor, May 1944
Actual size: 147mm high x 117mm wide
Written in pencil in the margin: “2nd engraving ever” and (something like) “et bien sois-tu pour nous sauvés les bombes.” The picture was drawn in Belgium during World War II and shows a religious figure with a dead dove in one hand and a nail hole in the other. The sky is filled with Allied bombers.
From selected engravings and etchings
Les Centaures
Etching by Françoise Taylor, circa 1945
Actual size: 198mm high x 246mm wide
For the poem ‘The Centaurs’ by the Irish writer James Stephens, probably published in 1914.
Playing upon the hill three centaurs were!
They lifted each a hoof! They stared at me
And stamped the dust!
They stamped the dust! They snuffed upon the air!
And all their movements had the fierce glee
Of power, and pride, and lust!
Of power and pride and lust! Then, with a shout,
They tossed their heads, and wheeled, and galloped round,
In furious brotherhood!
In furious brotherhood! Around, about,
They charged, they swerved, they leaped! Then, bound on bound,
They raced into the wood!
From selected engravings and etchings
Don Quixote
Lithograph by Françoise Taylor, 1944
Actual size: 850mm high x 500mm wide
Don Quixote is the name given to Alonso Quijano, the central character of ‘The Ingenious Nobleman Don Quixote of La Mancha’, a novel by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes. It was published in two parts in 1605 and 1615.
From other pictures by Françoise Taylor
Le Soldat de Plomb (untitled)
Drawing by Françoise Taylor, Thurs 27 December 1945
Actual size: 285mm high x 210mm wide
See also Le Soldat de Plomb »
Written in this picture:
Il n’y a qu’une vérité dans chaque question (There is only one truth in each question)
Je voudrais voir la possibilité de succes et de continuer (I would like to see a chance of success and be able to continue)
Où trouver des casseroles économique (Where to find cheap saucepans)
Il devrait être quelque chose de joyeux (If only there was something joyful)
Prendre une décision (To make a decision)
On n’est pas toujours logique dans tout ce qu’on fait (We do not always make sense in everything we do)
Trouvé à Villevord trois artistes assassinés (Three artists found murdered at Villevord)
From drawings by Françoise Taylor
Le Coffre Volant
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The Flying Trunk
Drawing by Françoise Taylor, 1945/46
Actual size: 285mm high x 210mm wide
For ‘Le Coffre Volant’ (‘The Flying Trunk’), a fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a young man who has a flying trunk that carries him to Turkey where he visits the Sultan’s daughter. First published in 1839.
From drawings by Françoise Taylor
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La Petite Fille sur le Pain
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The Little Girl who Trod on the Loaf
Drawing by Françoise Taylor, 1945/46
Actual size: 285mm high x 210mm wide
For ‘La Petite Fille sur le Pain’ (‘The Little Girl who Trod on the Loaf’), a short story by Hans Christian Andersen about a girl who trod on a loaf so as not to soil her pretty shoes, and what misfortunes this brought upon her. First published in 1859.
From drawings by Françoise Taylor
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La Petite Fille et les Alumettes
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The Little Match Girl
Drawing by Françoise Taylor, 1945/46
Actual size: 285mm high x 210mm wide
For ‘La Petite Fille et les Alumettes’ (‘The Little Match Girl’), a short story by Hans Christian Andersen about a dying child’s dreams and hopes. First published in 1845.
From drawings by Françoise Taylor
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Girl with flowers
Pen-and-ink drawing by Françoise Taylor, circa 1946
Actual size: 230mm high x 160mm wide
From drawings by Françoise Taylor
La Grosse Aiguille
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The Darning Needle
Drawing by Françoise Taylor, 1945/46
Actual size: 285mm high x 210mm wide
For ‘La Grosse Aiguille’ (‘The Darning Needle’), a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a big needle who accuses those around her of being self-centred while she is unaware of how conceited she is herself. As part of her delusion she fancies she is much more delicate than she really is. The story was first published in 1845 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children.
From drawings by Françoise Taylor
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