Androcles and the Lion

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In a forest, a man wearing a toga kneels down to take a thorn out of a lion's paw — Androcles and the lion.

Artist

Name:: Batten, John Dickson
Dates:: 1860-1932
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Animals, Narratives
Format:: Square
Source:: The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Europa's fairy book
Author(s):: Jacobs, Joseph
Publisher:: London, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, n.d. [ca. 1916]
Open Library:: View record

Description

In a forest, a man wearing a toga kneels down to take a thorn out of a lion’s paw.

Keywords: 1910s, 20th century, black & white, caring, children's book, fairy tale, lion, pain, woodland