The artwork, titled “The baby’s own Aesop,” was created by artist Walter Crane in the year 1887. This illustration falls under the Neo-Romanticism art movement and belongs to the genre of illustration. It forms part of a series known as “Baby’s Own Aesop”.
The artwork features an intricately designed contents page, with the list of Aesop’s fables adorning the right side. The left side of the artwork showcases a classical figure, presumably a mother or nurse, gently holding a baby while pointing towards a grapevine, evoking an allegorical scene. The frame and decorative elements of the illustration are delicately rendered, consistent with Crane’s characteristic style, embodying a sense of romanticized nostalgia and an affinity for detailed ornamentation. The use of light pastel hues and the graceful lines confer a soft and approachable visual appeal, typical of Neo-Romanticism.
