Up the Tree

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An old man is silhouetted in the higher parts of a tree helping an old woman up

Up the tree.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Europa's fairy book
Author:: Jacobs, Joseph
Publisher:: London, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, n.d. [ca. 1916]
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Description:

An old man is silhouetted against the trunk of a tree, leaning back as he helps an old woman up so she can join him on a makeshift flooring consisting of a door thrown across two branches.

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{{cite web | title=Up the Tree | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/up-tree/ | author=Batten, John Dickson | year=n.d. [ca. 1916] | access-date=December 14, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}