Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Chase around the Tree
A pursuing boy races around a broad tree behind a flying figure. Rackham’s caption describes the effort to catch the person ahead and return the stroke of a switch.
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Arthur Rackham. "The Chase around the Tree" [editorial title]. In Irish Fairy Tales, James Stephens; Arthur Rackham. Reading edition, undated edition. Source scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0661-0059
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Arthur Rackham. The Chase around the Tree. Irish Fairy Tales. Scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0661-0059