Watercolor costume design of the White Queen from Alice in Wonderland, showing a figure in white robes, a crown with green zigzags, and a scepter, on brown paper.

White Queen, costume design for Alice in Wonderland (1915)

A small figure in a white draped robe and a tall crowned headdress with zigzag green trim stands on a brown ground, holding a scepter. The gown has a tiered yellowish skirt, and the figure has rosy cheeks and a pale, wide-eyed face. The sketch uses watercolor and pencil with an airy, stylized quality.

Artist: William Penhallow Henderson
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Medium: watercolor and pencil
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 1784 × 3000 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

20th century 1910s 1915 illustration watercolor brown paper pencil costume design stage costume william penhallow henderson alice in wonderland