Dragon behind the Door

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A man stands in front of a door blocked by the threatening mouth of a dragon

The dragon behind the door.

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Hansen, Hans Peter
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Folk and fairy tales
Author:: Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen
Publisher:: New York: A. C. Armstrong & Son, n.d. [1883]
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Description:

A young man in knickerbockers stands in front of an open door entirely blocked by the threatening mouth of a dragon-like monster about to swallow a gnome.

Illustrators for this edition of Folk and Fairy Tales include Peter Nicolai Arbo, Hans Gude, Vincent Stoltenberg-Lerche, Eilif Peterssen, August Schneider, Otto Sinding, Adolph Tidemand, and Erik Werenskiold.

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