Lord Bleeding Heart
guards Queen Rose in "The Flowers' Festival" (Blomsterfesten i Täppan), written and illustrated by Elsa Beskow. First published in 1914, the book is still being published, and is still beloved.
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Maybe Mrs. Beskow was inspired by the Swedish name for the plant Bleeding Heart, Löjtnantshjärta = Lieutenant's Heart, to depict this character in an officer's (dress) uniform from the Rococo era? :-)
Lord Bleeding Heart
guards Queen Rose in "The Flowers' Festival" (Blomsterfesten i Täppan), written and illustrated by Elsa Beskow. First published in 1914, the book is still being published, and is still beloved.
133/365
Maybe Mrs. Beskow was inspired by the Swedish name for the plant Bleeding Heart, Löjtnantshjärta = Lieutenant's Heart, to depict this character in an officer's (dress) uniform from the Rococo era? :-)