Watch the Sleepers

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A guard in Landsknecht attire has fallen asleep beneath the stone gaze of a king’s statue

More like a picture seemeth all
Than those old portraits of old kings,
That watch the sleepers from the wall.

Artist

Name:: Harper, W. St. John
Dates:: 1851-1910
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive
Observations:: Book illustrated, engraved, and printed under the supervision of George T. Andrew

Book

Title:: The day dream
Author:: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Publisher:: New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1886
Open Library:: View record

Description:

A guard in Landsknecht attire has fallen asleep, leaning against a wall with his halberd held close to his body, beneath the stone gaze of a king’s statue adorned with a floral garland.

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