Art, Symbol & Imagination
Sindbad Carries the Old Man of the Sea
A barefoot traveller carries a thin old man whose legs grip his shoulders and neck. Bats fly around the trees behind them in the illustration of Sindbad and the Old Man of the Sea.
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Arthur Rackham. "Sindbad Carries the Old Man of the Sea" [editorial title]. In The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, Arthur Rackham; illustrator and compiler. 1933 Harrap edition; Maastricht University Library copy MU KPB 011, 1933, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Source scan leaf 109. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0578-0109
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Arthur Rackham. Sindbad Carries the Old Man of the Sea. The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book. Scan leaf 109. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0578-0109