Art, Symbol & Imagination
Merodach and the Dragon
An armed, elaborately dressed figure faces a winged creature across a narrow rectangular field. The printed caption identifies a fight between Merodach, also called Bel, and the dragon. Smith reproduces it within The Chaldean Account of Genesis. The contrast between the human figure and the winged creature gives the encounter its opposing forces.
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Illustrator not identified. "Merodach and the Dragon" [editorial title]. In The Chaldean Account of Genesis, George Smith. 1876, Scribner, Armstrong & Co.. Source scan leaf 85. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0038-0078
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Illustrator not identified. Merodach and the Dragon. The Chaldean Account of Genesis. Scan leaf 85. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0038-0078