A Great Whale Came

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A woman lies prostrated on the beach as a threatening fish with bulging eyes comes out of the sea — A great whale came and swallowed her.

Artist

Name:: Batten, John Dickson
Dates:: 1860-1932
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Celtic fairy tales
Author(s):: Jacobs, Joseph
Publisher:: London: David Nutt, 1892
Open Library:: View record

Description

A young woman lies prostrated on the beach as a large fish with bulging eyes comes threateningly out of the sea.

Keywords: 1890s, 19th century, black & white, eerie, female, fish, seafront, Victorian