Many Large Fish

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I met many large fish, who were, if I could judge by their open mouths, not only able, but really wished to devour us.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Narratives
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:

A man riding his horse under the sea is surrounded by gigantic fish willing to devour him.

The caption reads in the German edition: Ich begegnete von Zeit zu Zeit großen Fischen, die, soviel ich aus ihren offenen Rachen abnehmen konnte, eben nicht ungeneigt waren, uns beide zu verschlingen.

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