Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Encounter in the Strange Forest
Two clothed travellers stand among dense trees before crouching and approaching figures. The contrast between upright gestures and the dark enclosed ground gives the encounter an uneasy atmosphere. Gaul illustrates an early meeting in the unknown land described by the manuscript.
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Gilbert Gaul. "The Encounter in the Strange Forest" [editorial title]. In A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder, Author not named on supplied title page; illustrations by Gilbert Gaul. 1888 Harper & Brothers illustrated printing; title page does not name the author, 1888, Harper & Brothers. Source scan leaf 53. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0282-0047
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Gilbert Gaul. The Encounter in the Strange Forest. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder. Scan leaf 53. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0282-0047