Struggling to Extricate Themselves

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A crocodile is in the process of swallowing a lion stuck head first in its mouth

The head of the one stuck in the throat of the other! and they were struggling to extricate themselves!

Artist

Name:: Doré, Gustave
Dates:: 1832-1883
Country:: France

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Riault, Paul
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Wunderbare Reisen ... von Münchhausen
Authors:: Bürger, Gottfried August; Raspe, Rudolf Erich
Publisher:: Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, n.d. [1923?]
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A crocodile is in the process of swallowing a lion stuck head first in its mouth while a man lying on the ground watches at some distance.

The caption reads in the German edition: Der Kopf des einen steckte nun in dem Schlunde des andern, und sie strebten mit aller Macht, sich voneinander loszumachen.

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