The Mermaid

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The sea-snake heave his snowy mane.

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Artist

Name:
Franklin, John
Country:
UK

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Branston, Frederick William
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
Open Library:
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Description:

A winged sea-serpent rises from the sea, carrying a woman caught in one of its coils, as two other women in the water struggle to keep it in chains. The Mermaid is a ballad by John leyden.

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