Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of Ichabod Crane riding his horse Gunpowder set on a lithographic background from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" section of "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad," 1949, Walt Disney Studios; Size - Ichabod Crane: 4 1/2 x 4 3/4", Image 6 1/4 x 8 1/4"; Unframed.
"The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad," 1949 is an animated package film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film consists of two segments – the first is based on the 1908 children's novel "The Wind in the Willows" by British author Kenneth Grahame, and the second is based on the 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," (named Ichabod Crane in the Disney film) by American author Washington Irving. The famed American singer and actor Bing Crosby provided the voice of Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones, and the Narrator.
The story takes place in October 1790 when Ichabod Crane, a lanky,
gluttonous, superstitious yet charming man; arrives in Sleepy Hollow,
New York. It's a small village north of Tarrytown and is renowned for
its ghostly haunting and Ichabod is to be the town's new schoolmaster.
Despite his odd behavior and awkward appearance, he soon wins the hearts
of the village's women. Brom Bones, the rough town hero, does his
best to bully Ichabod; however he is very good at ignoring Brom's
taunts. Soon Ichabod falls in love with eighteen-year-old Katrina van
Tassel, the beautiful daughter and only child of Baltus van Tassel who
is the richest man in all of Sleepy Hollow. Brom, who is also in love
with the beautiful Katrina, begins to compete with the schoolmaster for
her affection. However, Ichabod succeeds in winning Katrina over at
every opportunity. Unbeknownst to Ichabod, Katrina is only using him to
make Brom jealous.
Original production animation cel of Ichabod Crane without the background.
Original production animation cel of Ichabod Crane without the background.
Both Brom and Ichabod are invited to the annual van Tassel Halloween
party. While sitting down to dinner, Brom tells Ichabod and the party
guests the ghost story of the Headless Horseman, who had lost his head a
long time ago during the Revolutionary War. Ever since, on every
Halloween night he rides into Sleepy Hollow looking for a new head. The
only way to escape him is to cross the covered bridge, as the Headless
Horseman's evil powers are limited to within the dark woods.
After the Halloween party ends, Ichabod rides home alone and keeps
imagining that he is being followed. He hears strange sounds and then
realizes that it's only cattails bumping against a log; Ichabod and his
horse begin to hysterically laugh. But then suddenly both stop, as they
realize that another laugh has joined them. As Ichabod and his horse
slowly turn around, they find the Headless Horseman about to attack them
with his sword. The Horseman begins to chase them, laughing all the
while. Ichabod gallops for the bridge and barely manages to make it
across. As Ichabod turns around, he screams as the Horseman's black
horse rears up, and the Headless Horseman throws a flaming jack o'
lantern right at him. The very next morning, Ichabod's hat was found
next to a shattered pumpkin; however, Ichabod was never heard from
again.
This is a wonderful hand inked and hand painted production cel of Ichabod Crane. A nice eyes open image of the schoolmaster looking very nervous as he rides his horse Gunpowder back home; after listening to Brom Bones tell the ghost story of the Headless Horseman. Original artwork from Walt Disney's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is scarce to the market, and this piece would make a great addition to any animation art collection!
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