"The Beaver brought paper, portfolio, pens And ink in unfailing supplies: While strange, creepy creatures came out of their dens," Illustration to "The Beaver's Lesson," Chapter V from "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll

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"The Beaver brought paper, portfolio, pens And ink in unfailing supplies: While strange, creepy creatures came out of their dens," Illustration to "The Beaver's Lesson," Chapter V from "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll

Unknown English, 19th century
Henry Holiday (English, 1839–1927)
Author: Lewis Carroll (English, 1832–1898)
Publisher: Macmillan and Company

1876

Medium/Technique Photographic reproduction of a drawing for a wood engraving

Dimensions Image: 12.3 x 8.3 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/4 in.); Sheet: 15.7 x 10.9 cm (6 3/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund

Accession Number55.2301

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Photography

ClassificationsPhotographs

Description"The Beaver brought paper, portfolio, pens, and ink in unfailing supplies: / While strange, creepy creatures came out of their dens, / And watched them with wondering eyes," Illustration to "The Beaver's Lesson," Chapter V from "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll. London: MacMillan and Company, 1876, p.52

ProvenanceHarold T. Hartley, England (b. 1851 - d. 1943); Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (b. 1878 - d. 1972); 1955, purchased from Hartley by the MFA . (Accession Date: April 14,1955)