Pale Horse

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Who the devil will tell me what a pale horse is.

Artist

Name:: Johannot, Tony
Dates:: 1803-1852
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Porret, Henri Désiré
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Histoire du roi de Bohême et de ses sept châteaux
Author:: Nodier, Charles
Publisher:: Paris: Delangle Frères, 1830
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Description:

A skeleton man riding a skeleton horse seems to descend from the sky upon the earth clutching his sword.

The caption reads in the original French: Qui diable pourra me dire ce que c’est qu’un cheval pâle.

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{{cite web | title=Pale Horse | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pale-horse/ | author=Johannot, Tony | year=1830 | access-date=April 20, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}