Owl Flew with Phial

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A young man stands by a dead tree, watching an owl flying over with a vial in its bill

Avenant delivered up his phial; the owl flew with it into the grotto and in less than half-an-hour reappeared, bringing it quite full and well corked.

Artist

Name:: Goble, Warwick
Dates:: 1862-1943
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Color Process
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The fairy book
Author:: Craik, Dinah Maria
Publisher:: London: Macmillan and Co., 1913
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A young man stands by a dead tree, watching an owl flying over with a vial in its bill as a dragon sits on a rock, looking attentive.

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