Burning Shrine

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Soldiers carrying weapons and torches walk solemnly past a glaring shrine — Each scarr’d and faded visage shone,
As round the burning shrine they came!—
How deadly was the glare it cast,
As mute they pass’d before the flame

Artist

Name:: Tenniel, John
Dates:: 1820-1914
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Dalziel, the brothers
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Lalla Rookh: an Oriental romance
Author(s):: Moore, Thomas
Publisher:: London: Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts, 1861
Open Library:: View record.

Description

Soldiers wearing coat of mail and carrying weapons and torches walk, solemn and grave, past a circular shrine alight with flames.

Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, black & white, military, ritual, Victorian