Elfinland Wud (1)

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A female creature looking like a skeleton is kneeling by a fire and gestures over the flames

Oh, long and weary is our way.

(P. 427.)

Artist

Name:: Paton, Joseph Noel
Dates:: 1821-1901
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Armstrong, Thomas
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The book of British ballads
Author:: Hall, Samuel Carter
Publisher:: London: Jeremiah How, 1842
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A female creature, looking little more than a skeleton wrapped in a toga and wearing long disheveled hair, is half-kneeling in front of a fire partly hidden by two skulls. Her hands hover over the flames as she casts an expectant and upward side-glance.

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{{cite web | title=Elfinland Wud (1) | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/elfinland-wud-1/ | author=Paton, Joseph Noel | year=1842 | access-date=November 21, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}