Sleeping Genie and Lady

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A human-looking creature with fangs and horns lies asleep with a woman sitting by its head — The sleeping genie and the lady.

Artist

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

Illustration

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

Book

Title:: Dalziel's illustrated Arabian nights' entertainments
Author(s):: Anonymous
Publisher:: London: Ward, Lock, and Tyler, n.d. [1865?]
Open Library:: View record

Description

A gigantic and somewhat human-looking creature with fangs, horns, pointed ears, and claw-like toenails lies fast asleep on its back with a young woman sitting by its head against a background of vegetation.

Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, black & white, eerie, giant, monster, One thousand and one nights, sleeping, Victorian