He Shut His Eyes and Went to Sleep

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A sleepy owl sits with mice in its claws, heedless of the squirrels fluttering about

He shut his eyes and went to sleep.

Artist

Name:: Potter, Beatrix
Dates:: 1866-1943
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Color Process
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Toronto Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Author:: Potter, Beatrix
Publisher:: New York: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, n.d. [ca. 1903?]
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A sleepy owl sits at the foot of a tree with a mouse in each claw and the tail of a third one dangling from its mouth, heedless of the squirrels fluttering about.

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