It Was an Enormous Dragon

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A dragon comes flying over a castle overlooking a lake as a woman stands on a turret — It was an enormous dragon.

Artist

Name:: Hoffmann, Th.
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subject:: Landscapes & places, Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Germania's Sagenborn
Author(s):: Engelmann, Emil
Publisher:: Stuttgart: Verlag von Paul Neff, 1889
Open Library:: View record

Description

A dragon comes flying over a castle overlooking a lake as a woman stands on a turret.
The caption reads in the original German: Es war ein ungeheurer drache.

Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, black & white, castle, dragon, lake, monster, tower