The Mountain Dragon

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As for mountain dragons, they have gilded scales.

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Artist

Name:
Carré, Léon
Dates:
1878-1942
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Color Process
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
Gemological Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Au jardin des gemmes
Author:
Rosenthal, Léonard
Publisher:
Paris: L'Édition d'art H. Piazza, n.d. [1924]
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Description:

A multicolored dragon hovers over a woman and her dogs standing on the bank of a tumultuous mountain stream, next to a lush pine tree.

Each illustration featured in this book was printed twice: once included in the passage to which it is relevant, embellished with an elaborate border, and once plain, as part of a booklet gathered at the end of the volume, as wasn't uncommon for luxury editions of that time.

The caption reads in the original French: Quant aux dragons des montagnes, ils ont les écailles dorées.

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