All Resolutions
(P. 91.)
Artist
- Name:
- Alder, Émile
- Dates:
- 1870-1933
- Country:
- Switzerland
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Woodcut
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- University of Ottawa Library, The Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Le sang des dieux
- Author(s):
- Lorrain, Jean
- Publisher:
- Paris: Édouard-Joseph, 1920
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
A naked man is seen from the back wrestling a rearing horse in the sea, clinging to its mane with one hand while driving a spear through its shoulder with the other. This picture illustrates a poem titled Harold’s song (Chant d’Harold) dedicated to Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Keywords: 1920s, 20th century, black & white, fight, horse, male, nudity, seafront
