Hercules and Atlas

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(Facing p. 126.)

Artist

Name:: Crane, Walter
Dates:: 1845-1915
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library

Book

Title:: A wonder book for girls & boys
Author:: Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Publisher:: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1892
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Hercules is sitting in a small, circular vessel drifting at sea as the gigantic figure of Atlas can be seen in the distance, holding up the sky against the backdrop of a mountain skyline.

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{{cite web | title=Hercules and Atlas | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/hercules-atlas/ | author=Crane, Walter | year=1892 | access-date=April 26, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}