Like so Many Pebbles

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A man on horseback is fired at with cannon-balls he catches in his bare hands — I caught them in my hands like so many pebbles.

Artist

Name:: Clark, Joseph Benwell
Dates:: 1857-?
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
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

A man on horseback has taken position before the walls of a fortress and is fired at with cannon-balls he catches in his bare hands.

Keywords: 1890s, 19th century, battle, black & white, horse, military, Munchausen, Victorian