The Drinker Fell Asleep

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A queen and a king have been struck by sleep in the midst of their daily activities — And with the full tankard in his hand, the royal drinker suddenly fell asleep.

Artist

Name:: Jordan, Wilhelm
Dates:: 1871-ca. 1918
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Dornröschen
Author(s):: Wegener, Friedrich
Publisher:: Berlin: Globus Verlag G. M. B. H., n.d. [1901?]
Open Library:: View record

Description

A queen and a king, surrounded with ornamental branches and foliage, have been struck by sleep in the midst of their daily activities, one still holding a shoe, the other a tankard.

The caption reads in the original German:

Und in der Hand den vollen Becher,
plötzlich entschläft der fürstliche Zecher.

Keywords: 1900s, 20th century, black & white, children's book, drink, fairy tale, foliage, Grimm's fairy tales, king, queen, sleeping