Riding upon Vultures

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Zoom in — Here we saw huge figures riding upon vultures, each of which had three heads.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Pannemaker, Adolphe François
Format:: Landscape (wider)
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?]
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Description:

A fantasy soldier armed with a spear rides a bridled, three-headed vulture.

The caption reads in the German edition: Sahen wir große Gestalten, die auf Geiern ritten, von denen jeder drei Köpfe hatte.

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{{cite web | title=Riding upon Vultures | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/riding-vultures/ | author=Doré, Gustave | year=n.d. [1923?] | access-date=March 18, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}