The young dragon offers to serve Pista, from 'Fortune's Favourite, or the Very Wonderful Adventures of Pista the Swineherd,' in "Fairy Tales from all Nations"

After Richard Doyle British
Engraver Isabel Thompson British
Author Related author Anthony Rubens Montalba British
1849
Not on view

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  • Title: The young dragon offers to serve Pista, from 'Fortune's Favourite, or the Very Wonderful Adventures of Pista the Swineherd,' in "Fairy Tales from all Nations"
  • Series/Portfolio: Fairy Tales from all Nations
  • Artist: After Richard Doyle (British, London 1824–1883 London)
  • Engraver: Isabel Thompson (British, active 1849–51)
  • Author: Related author Anthony Rubens Montalba (British, 1813–1884)
  • Date: 1849
  • Medium: Wood engraving; proof
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 5/8 × 5 5/16 in. (14.3 × 13.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Philip Hofer, 1934
  • Object Number: 34.36.205
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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