Characters, from 'Jack the Giant Killer', Plate 2 for a Toy Theater. Dimensions: Sheet: 6 11/16 × 8 7/16 in. (17 × 21.4 cm). Publisher: Benjamin Pollock (British, 1857-1937). Date: 1870-90.Pollock's characters for 'Jack the Giant Killer', second plate for a toy theater. A traditional fairy tale in England, it tells the story of Jack, who climbs his way up to the round table of King Arthur by killing the various giants that menace the lives and happiness of people in the reign. The print features ten characters of the story, organized in two rows of five. On the upper row, in the center, is Goldglisten, the princess, standing in a ballet pose with her arms open to the sides, holding her scepter in her right hand, and wearing her crown and a dress of red, pink and yellow fabric; a blue cape is extended behind her back, tied to cuffs around her wrists. She stands inside a sort of shell-shaped platform, framed with foliage and tree branches of vivid colors, upon which white doves are perc