My Face against the Door-Post

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As he comes running down the stairs, a man carrying a gun hits nose against a doorpost — I imprudently struck my face against the door-post.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: Humor, People
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen
Author(s):: Raspe, Rudolf Erich
Publisher:: London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1895
Open Library:: View record

Description

As he comes running down the stairs, a man carrying a gun and a powder horn hits nose against a doorpost.

Keywords: 1890s, 19th century, black & white, mishap, Munchausen, pain, stairs, Victorian