Death's Large Hothouse

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Zoom in — On the other side of the lake stood a wonderful house,—It was Death's large hot-house.

(Facing p. 466.)

Artist

Name:: Tegner, Hans
Dates:: 1853-1932
Country:: Denmark

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Fairy tales and stories
Author:: Andersen, Hans Christian
Publisher:: New York: The Century Co., 1900
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Description:

Death, depicted as an old bearded man with a scythe, a pair of wings, and a cloak, glides through the air, carrying a winged baby over a lake toward a greenhouse overlooking an elegant garden planted with cypresses.

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