Frostbitten Sun

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The winter was then so uncommonly severe all over Europe, that ever since the sun seems to be frostbitten.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Pannemaker, Adolphe François
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?]
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Description:

The sun is represented as a human face with a runny nose and suffering from frostbites.
The caption reads in the German edition: Es herrschte damals über ganz Europa ein so außerordentlich strenger Winter, daß die Sonne eine Art von Frostschaden erlitten haben muß, woran sie seit der ganzen Zeit her bis auf den heutigen Tag gesiecht hat.

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{{cite web | title=Frostbitten Sun | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/frostbitten/ | author=Doré, Gustave | year=n.d. [1923?] | access-date=November 5, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}