Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Dragon’s Den beneath the Rocky Arch
A pale figure sits within a high rocky opening with a star shining above her head. A clustered company gathers at one side beneath the vast natural arch. The plate introduces the mountain cave called the Dragon’s Den in Hartmann’s satirical fantasy.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Dragon’s Den beneath the Rocky Arch" [editorial title]. In Among the Gnomes: An Occult Tale of Adventure in the Untersberg, Franz Hartmann. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1895; illustrated edition., 1895, T. Fisher Unwin. Source scan leaf 39. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0383-0031
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Illustrator not identified. The Dragon’s Den beneath the Rocky Arch. Among the Gnomes: An Occult Tale of Adventure in the Untersberg. Scan leaf 39. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0383-0031