Brown and Hairy Was His Form

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Two men are wrestling outdoors, one trying to strangle his opponent to break free from his grip

A' brown and hairy was his form.

Artist

Name:: Strang, William
Dates:: 1859-1921
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Etching
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Harold B. Lee Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The earth fiend: a ballad
Author:: Strang, William
Publisher:: London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1892
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Two men are seen wrestling on a country road, with a house in the background. One is attempting to break free from his opponent’s grip by putting his hands around the other’s neck.

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