oldbookillustrations: The emperor felt as if some one was sitting on his chest. He opened his eyes, and then he saw it was Death. Hans Tegner, from Fairy tales and stories, by Hans Christian Andersen, New York, 1900. (Source: archive.org)

oldbookillustrations:

The emperor felt as if some one was sitting on his chest. He opened his eyes, and then he saw it was Death.

Hans Tegner, from Fairy tales and stories, by Hans Christian Andersen, New York, 1900.

(Source: archive.org)

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