He Threw Himself into the Water

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Pinocchio and his father escape to the sea through the wide open mouth of the sleeping Dogfish — He threw himself into the water and began to swim.
(P. 273.)

Artist

Name:: Chiostri, Carlo
Dates:: 1863-1939
Country:: Italy

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Halftone process
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le avventure di Pinocchio
Author(s):: Collodi, Carlo
Publisher:: Florence: R. Bemporad & Figlio, n.d. [1902]
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Description

Pinocchio and his elderly father are making their escape out to the sea through the wide-open mouth of the sleeping Dogfish.

The caption reads in the original Italian: Si gettò nell’acqua e cominciò a nuotare.

Caption based on M. A. Murray’s translation from The Story of a Puppet: or The Adventures of Pinocchio. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892.

Keywords: 1900s, 20th century, black & white, children's book, fish, monster, seascape, swimming

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