Watch the Sleepers

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More like a picture seemeth all
Than those old portraits of old kings,
That watch the sleepers from the wall.

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Artist

Name:
Harper, W. St. John
Dates:
1851-1910
Country:
US

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
Robarts Library, the Internet Archive
Observations:
Book illustrated, engraved, and printed under the supervision of George T. Andrew

Book

Title:
The day dream
Author:
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Publisher:
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1886
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Description:

A guard in Landsknecht attire is leaning back against a wall and has fallen asleep under the mineral stare of a king’s statue adorned with a garland of flowers.

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