Dreadful It Was

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Zoom in — Dreadful it was to see the ghastly stare,
The stony look of horror and despair,
Which some of these expiring victims cast
Upon their souls’ tormentor to the last—

Artist

Name:: Tenniel, John
Dates:: 1820-1914
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Dalziel, the brothers
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Lalla Rookh: an Oriental romance
Author:: Moore, Thomas
Publisher:: London: Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts, 1861
Open Library:: View record

Description:

A demon, full of fieriness and glee, stands on a table or platform at a soldier’s banquet where the guests are dying.

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