The Children's portion : entertaining, instructive and elevating stories
A late nineteenth-century American children's story collection compiled by R. W. Shoppell and published in New York by The Christian Herald in 1895, meant to entertain and instruct young readers. Its pictures are fine pen-and-ink line engravings of historical court scenes, with crowded groups in period costume, dramatic gestures, and architectural backdrops that a designer could use for costume reference or staged compositions.
