All Resolutions
(Facing p. 7.)
Artist
- Name:
- Tenniel, John
- Dates:
- 1820-1914
- Country:
- UK
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Etching
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- University of California Libraries, Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- The Gordian knot
- Author(s):
- Brooks, Shirley
- Publisher:
- London: Richard Bentley, 1860
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
As the cage of a tiger is being lowered onto the deck of a ship, a mishap causes the woodwork to splinter, the animal to break loose, and the crew to start panicking while a nursemaid in a djellaba steers the child under her care toward the cabin stairs.
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, anger, black & white, cat, child, frightened, ship, Victorian
