Alle the Serpents

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A dead soldier lies at the back of a sepulcher where a queen descends into a pit full of snakes

And alle the serpents that she mighte have,
She putte hem in that grave.

Artist

Name:: Burne-Jones, Edward Coley
Dates:: 1833-1898
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Hooper, William Harcourt
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Boston Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Author:: Chaucer, Geoffrey
Publisher:: Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896
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The body of a dead soldier lies at the back of a sepulcher. At the center of it, a dismayed queen descends into a pit out of which snakes are darting their heads and drops her crown.

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{{cite web | title=Alle the Serpents | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/alle-serpents/ | author=Burne-Jones, Edward Coley | year=1896 | access-date=April 26, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}