Kay Nielsen, Princess Mignon Minette who goes out in search of Prince Soushi on a white horse, Illustration (painting) from, “In Powder and Crinoline: Old Fairy Tales,” retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1913.

Kay Nielsen, “Flowers and Flames,” Opaque watercolor and metallic paint over graphite. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Kay Nielsen, “Then he coaxed her down and took her home,” illustration to “The Lassie and her Godmother, from East of the Sun and West of the Moon,” 1913-1914. Transparent watercolor, pen and brush and ink, gesso and metallic paint over graphite. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Kay Nielsen, "’Don't drink!’ cried out the Little Princess, springing to her feet; ‘I would rather marry a gardener!,’ illustration to The Twelve Dancing Princesses, from In “Powder and Crinoline,” 1912. Pen and brush and ink, transparent and opaque watercolor with metallic paint over graphite. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Illustration from the Joan of Arc series. Kay Nielsen, 1914. Transparent and opaque watercolor, pen and brush and ink, metallic paint, over graphite.

Illustration from “East of the Sun and West of the Moon.” Kay Nielsen, 1914. Transparent and opaque watercolor, pen and brush and ink, metallic paint, over graphite.

Illustration from “East of the Sun and West of the Moon.” Kay Nielsen, 1913. Transparent and opaque watercolor, pen and brush and ink, gesso and metallic paint, over graphite.

Kay Nielsen, “Inevitable,”from The Book of Death series, 1910. Pen and ink over graphite. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Art by Kay Nielsen from "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" (1914).

Art by Kay Nielsen from "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" (1914).

Art by Kay Nielsen from "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" (1914).

Art by Kay Nielsen from "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" (1914).

Art by Kay Nielsen from "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" (1914).

Art by Kay Nielsen from "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" (1914).

“In Powder and Crinoline,”1912.

“Rosebud Looked so Beautiful He Stooped Down and Gave Her a Kiss”.

“Two Brothers”

“On my way to the dance”.

In Powder and Crinoline, 1912.

This original watercolor is from "The Overseer's Tale" and shows a young woman and her secret treasure chests.