I Reached the Giraffe

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Baron Munchausen runs up the neck of a giraffe to escape a lion chasing after him

I reached the giraffe, caught his tail, raised myself up to his back, crawled along his neck and dropped fainting into the tree.

Artist

Name:: Newell, Peter
Dates:: 1862-1924
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Technique:: Color Process
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Mr. Munchausen; being a true account...
Author:: Bangs, John Kendrick
Publisher:: Boston: Noyes, Platt and Company, 1901
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Baron Munchausen runs up the neck of a sleeping giraffe to escape a lion chasing after him.

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{{cite web | title=I Reached the Giraffe | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/reached-giraffe/ | author=Newell, Peter | year=1901 | access-date=April 26, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}