The Knight of the Swan

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A boy sits on a rock by a pond and talks to the swans gathered close to him — Helias the Knight of the Swan.

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Animals, 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 boy sits on a rock by a pond and talks to the swans which have gathered close to him.
The caption reads in the original German: Helias der Schwanenritter.

Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, bird, black & white, male, rock, talking, woodland