Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Sleeper Awakened: Punishment through the Streets
A camel and its riders pass between a crowd of gesturing onlookers and warm-coloured buildings. The animal’s tall legs and the bystanders’ raised arms organise the crowded scene. The caption links the procession to Abu Hasan’s punishment of those who meddle in others’ affairs.
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Edmund Dulac. "The Sleeper Awakened: Punishment through the Streets" [editorial title]. In Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross, Illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Undated wartime Hodder & Stoughton edition published for The Daily Telegraph; London, New York and Toronto., undated edition, Hodder and Stoughton; published for The Daily Telegraph. Source scan leaf 171. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0382-0162
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Edmund Dulac. The Sleeper Awakened: Punishment through the Streets. Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross. Scan leaf 171. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0382-0162