Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Dragon beside the Water
A young armed figure stands beside a tall bird-like companion above a great coiled creature. Trees and a pale strip of water enclose the encounter. The facing caption identifies an immense dragon beside the water in the tale The Reward of the World.
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Jean de Bosschere. "The Dragon beside the Water" [editorial title]. In Beasts and Men, Folk tales collected in Flanders and illustrated by Jean de Bosschère. Supplied illustrated edition from William Heinemann; Dodd, Mead & Company, undated edition, William Heinemann; Dodd, Mead & Company. Source scan leaf 205. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0258-0195
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Descriptive title supplied for the visually reviewed historical illustration. The surrounding book presents the original author's interpretation.
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Jean de Bosschere. The Dragon beside the Water. Beasts and Men. Scan leaf 205. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0258-0195