Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Ferryman and the Winged Visitor: Happy Returns
A large winged figure reaches towards a man waiting in a small wooden boat. A river curves beneath steep banks towards a distant house while a bright round light shines above the water. The opening design places the old ferryman’s work within Housman’s tale of trust, loss and return.
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Laurence Housman. "The Ferryman and the Winged Visitor: Happy Returns" [editorial title]. In The House of Joy, Laurence Housman. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1895; written and illustrated by Laurence Housman., 1895, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.. Source scan leaf 200. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0427-0188
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Laurence Housman. The Ferryman and the Winged Visitor: Happy Returns. The House of Joy. Scan leaf 200. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0427-0188