Giant Tries to Drink the Stream

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Artist

Name:: Batten, John Dickson
Dates:: 1860-1932
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Europa's fairy book
Author:: Jacobs, Joseph
Publisher:: London, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, n.d. [ca. 1916]
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Description:

A monstrous male figure is crouching on the bank of a stream, opening wide his bulging eyes and his mouth in an attempt to swallow as much as possible of the eddying water as fish can be seen jumping about.

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{{cite web | title=Giant Tries to Drink the Stream | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/giant-drink-stream/ | author=Batten, John Dickson | year=n.d. [ca. 1916] | access-date=March 18, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}