Art, Symbol & Imagination
Ice-Cutters on the River at Prague
Workers use long poles and tools around a broad opening in the river ice. Large slabs float beside the cut edge while city buildings extend across the distant bank. The adjacent text identifies the workers as ice-men; Hennessy depicts winter labour rather than recreational skating.
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William John Hennessy. "Ice-Cutters on the River at Prague" [editorial title]. In The Witch of Prague, F. Marion Crawford. 1901 reissue, 1901, Macmillan and Co., Limited. Source scan leaf 200. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0168-0197
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William John Hennessy. Ice-Cutters on the River at Prague. The Witch of Prague. Scan leaf 200. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0168-0197