One of the most iconic figures to emerge from the chilren's literature of the 19th century, and the most instantly recognisable from her attire, is Alice in Wonderland. This is mostly due to the original illustrations of the first edition by John Tenniel and their subsequent repetition with minimal alterations in every published volume or film work since. In the early coloured works, the original itself being illustrated in simple black and white, a range of colours for Alice's dress were used, most often red or yellow. Only with Walt Disney's animated 1951 version did the use of pale blue for her dress being fixed in the general public's mind and this has become by far the most popular colour in subsequent illustrations. Similarly,before Disney Alice was usually portrayed as being brunette, but in the majority of works since she has long blonde hair.