Down, dog!

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A man with a knife between his teeth rears his head to take a peek at the deck and is sent back down

“Down, dog!” cries the captain, and the head popped back again.

Artist

Name:: Rhead, Louis
Dates:: 1857-1926
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Treasure island (Rhead)
Author:: Stevenson, Robert Louis
Publisher:: London, New York: Harper & Brothers, n.d. [1915?]
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A man with a knife between his teeth raises his head from the inner parts of a ship to peek at the deck, only to be sent back down by two men pointing guns at him.

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