Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Carl of the Drab Coat Runs
A huge ragged man races across a pale landscape with his coat streaming behind him. Rackham illustrates the extraordinary runner in The Carl of the Drab Coat.
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Arthur Rackham. "The Carl of the Drab Coat Runs" [editorial title]. In Irish Fairy Tales, James Stephens; Arthur Rackham. Reading edition, undated edition. Source scan leaf 207. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0661-0207
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Arthur Rackham. The Carl of the Drab Coat Runs. Irish Fairy Tales. Scan leaf 207. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0661-0207