"Queen Chand" published May 27,1934 in the American Weekly magazine painted by Edmund Dulac. Queen Chand was a rarely beautiful woman, but a complete Amazon. She ruled a rich Indian kingdom when Elizabeth reigned over England. Even as a princess she cared more for the hunt and warlike games than sitting around the palace. When she became Queen she added battle to her amusements, and had an enormous wardrobe, both for the chase and for war. Nothing bored so much as not being admired. In fact, her vanity was inordinate. At the tournament she delighted in fighting with the javelin, bow and arrow

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In 1923, “Edmund Dulac, the Distinguished English Artist,” as he was billed on the covers, was contracted by the Hearst organization to paint watercolors for The American Weekly Sunday magazine. The contract lasted 30 years and Dulac painted 107 watercolors for thirteen different series until his last Arabian Nights in 1951.

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