Mercury and the Woodman

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A ghost-like figure rises from the swamp holding an ax in front of a bewildered woodman — Mercury and the woodman.

Artist

Name:: Griset, Ernest
Dates:: 1844-1907
Country:: France, UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Pannemaker, Adolphe François, Pannemaker, Stéphane
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: California Digital Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Æsop's fables (Griset)
Author(s):: Rundell, Joseph Benjamin, Æsop
Publisher:: London, New York: Cassell Petter and Galpin, n.d. [1869?]
Open Library:: View record.

Description

A ghost-like figure rises from the swamp holding an ax in front of a bewildered woodman.

Keywords: 19th century, black & white, eerie, fable, supernatural, Victorian, woodland, Æsop's fables