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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
1849
Not on view

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Object Information
  • 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)
  • Date: 1849
  • Medium: Wood engraving, printed in brown ink; proof
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 5/8 × 3 11/16 in. (9.2 × 9.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Philip Hofer, 1934
  • Object Number: 34.36.206
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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