Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Shadow Builder at His Fire
A heavily cloaked figure sits bent forward beside a glowing fire, one hand supporting the face. Dark vaporous forms close around the solitary watcher. The plate belongs to the story in which the Shadow Builder observes the passing images of human lives.
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W. Fitzgerald and W. V. Cockburn (edition credits). "The Shadow Builder at His Fire" [editorial title]. In Under the Sunset, Bram Stoker; illustrations by W. Fitzgerald and W. V. Cockburn. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, title dated 1882; Bodleian copy stamped December 1881. Google scan with Internet Archive OCR. Provider notices retained., 1882, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. Source scan leaf 106. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0451-0106
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W. Fitzgerald and W. V. Cockburn (edition credits). The Shadow Builder at His Fire. Under the Sunset. Scan leaf 106. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0451-0106