Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Enchanter among the Serpents
A bearded figure in a long patterned robe stands beneath a starry arch while serpent-like creatures curl beside the shoulders and feet. A circular border encloses the tightly balanced design. The image introduces Eean’s account of apprenticeship and enchantment in Padraic Colum’s story.
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Dugald Stuart Walker (as credited in the source). "The Enchanter among the Serpents" [editorial title]. In The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter, Padraic Colum; illustrated by Dugald Stuart Walker. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920; illustrated by Dugald Stuart Walker., 1920, The Macmillan Company. Source scan leaf 21. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0420-0014
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Dugald Stuart Walker (as credited in the source). The Enchanter among the Serpents. The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter. Scan leaf 21. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0420-0014