Pulled on My Own Braid

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Here would I have died infallibly, had not the strength of my arm pulled me out by my own braid, along with the horse, which I held firmly secured between my legs.

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Artist

Name:
Doré, Gustave
Dates:
1832-1883
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
People
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Jahyer, Octave Edouard
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Wunderbare Reisen ... von Münchhausen
Authors:
Bürger, Gottfried August; Raspe, Rudolf Erich
Publisher:
Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, n.d. [1923?]
Open Library:
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Description:

A rider and his horse are suspended over a swamp, dripping with water, as the rider keeps pulling on his braid.

The caption reads in the German edition: Hier hätte ich unfehlbar umkommen müssen, wenn nicht die Stärke meines eigenen Armes mich an meinem eigenen Haarzopfe, samt dem Pferde, welches ich fest zwischen meine Knie schloß, wieder herausgezogen hätte.

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