Lion Came

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A lion came, 'gainst me as it appear'd — A lion came, 'gainst me as it appear'd,
With his head held aloft, and hunger-mad.

Artist

Name:: Doré, Gustave
Dates:: 1832-1883
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Landscapes & places
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Pisan, Héliodore Joseph
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Dante's Inferno
Author(s):: Alighieri, Dante
Publisher:: New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., n.d.

Description

At the bottom of a shadowy gorge dotted with gnarled, leafless trees and surrounded by high rocks, a man stands facing a fearless lion.

Keywords: 19th century, dark, eerie, lion, rock