3100481 "He preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour.", from Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, pub. 1910 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by the American author Washington Irving (1783-1859) published in 1819; It is is set in the years before and after the American Revolutionary War;); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright.