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Mittwoch, 7. Februar 2018

HARRY G. TTHEAKER: Illustrations to The Adventures of Don Quixote, 2nd part


 Coming upon Don Quixote and Sancho asleep, he stole the ass.


 The barber liked the priest's plot so well that they at once began to dress up.


 The maiden, becoming aware of their presence, started up in terror.


 They were all charmed, her greatest admirer being Sancho.


 Dreaming that he was engaged in a battle with the giant.


 They found Lucinda walking in the cloisters, attended only by a nun.



 Don Quixote drew his sword, and fell upon the troopers.


 The barber and Sancho Panza still continued their scuffle with great rancour.


 They took the cage on their shoulders and placed it on the wagon.


 He leaped on Don Quixote, and, seizing him by the throat with both hands, would doubtless have strangled him, had not Sancho Panza come up at that moment.


 It is a procession of disciplinants.


 They saw the niece and housekeeper engaged in defending the door against Sancho Panza.


 Sancho went home in such high spirits that his wife observed his gaiety a bow-shot off.


 It was late at night when Don Quixote and Sancho left their retreat and enteredToboso.


 Get out of the road, plague on ye! and let us pass!


 The first thing that presented itself to the eyesf Sancho Panza was the squire of the wood nose.


 Don Quixote looked at the brute steadily.


 The aldermen imitated the braying of an ass to attract the wanderer.


 The knight and squire were plunged into the water.


 Open thine eyes, O my beloved country! And behold thy son, Sancho Panza, returning to thee again.


 He encountered him with such impetuosity that both horse and rider came to the ground.


 Thus surrounded by the children, and accompanied by the priest and the bachelor, they proceeded through the village.


 The lamentations of Sancho


Endpapers


Sonntag, 4. Februar 2018

HARRY G. TTHEAKER: Illustrations to The Adventures of Don Quixote, 1. Part

Harry George Theaker (1873 - 1954) was a British illustrator, painter, designer, decorator for pottery, calligrapher, and principal of art school.



Endpapers


 Frontispiece
His imagination was full of all that he read; of enchantments, contests, battles, challenges, and impossible absurdities.


 Don Quixote rushed on as fast as Rosinante could gallop, and attacked the first mill bedore him.


 In a neighbouring village resided a good-looking peasant girl called Aldonza Lörenza.


 They were surprised at so singular  a kind of madness.


 He raised his hand and gave him a good blow on the neck, and, alter that, a handsome stroke over his shoulders, with his own sword.


 Endeavouring to rise, but in vain; so encumbered was he with his lance, target, spurs and armour.


 Don Quixote was so cruelly beaten and bruised that he could scarely keep himself upon the ass.


They carried him directly to his bedroom.


The housekeeper set fire to, and burnt, all the books.

 There appeared on the road rwo monks of the order of St. Bebedict.


 Be pleased, my lord Don Quixote, to bestow upon me the government of that island.


The Biscayan was so stunned that he could not answer.


 The first who came to his senses was Sancho Panza.


Believe me, beauteous lady, you may esteem yourself fortunate in having entertained me in this your castle.


 They began to toss him aloft.


 Don Quixote darted down the hillock likeb lightning.


 Ho, knights, whoever you are, halt and give me an account of yourselves.


In this position they passed the night.


Defend thyself, caitiff! or instanrly surrender what is justly my due!


The knight was mounted on his good Rosinante, and the squire on his trusty Dapple.


Many stones came against him with such force that they brought him to the ground.



Montag, 4. Mai 2015

ONCE UPON A TIME illustrated by Harry George Theaker

Harry George Theaker (1873 - 1954) was a British illustrator, painter, designer, decorator for pottery, calligrapher, and principal of art school.
He was a successful illustrator, particularly of children's books. His first known published works date from about 1911, and most of his illustrations date from the 1920s and 1930s. Amongst the books he illustrated are The Ingoldsby Legends by Sir Thomas Ingoldsby, London, 1911; Children's Stories from The Arabian Nights, by Rose Yeatman Woolf, 1914 (and later editions); The Adventures of Don Quixote, c.1920 and 1929; Gulliver's Travels, 1928; The Water Babies, 1930; Grimm's Fairy Tales, 1930; Stories of King Arthur, 1925 and Long, long ago: stories from the classics both retold by Blanche Winder, the latter probably in the 1930s . Theaker also made hand-coloured plates from Sir John Tenniel's original illustrations to Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass for editions published between 1911 and 1930. (This record includes information submitted by Cathy Corbett.)

 Into the ocean Jupiter plunged, and away he swam



Her name was Diana
 The wonderful baby struck the silver strings

The wood-nymphs who danced in the sunlight and the moonlight

For a moment Narcissus gazed delighted

As Proserpine danced a great King watched her

Proserpine sitting on a great black throne

A little, sweet, soft breeze lifted Psyche on its fragrant wings

The fairy Prince was no other than Cupid himself

Away sailed Danae and her little son

Perseus struck off the Gorgon's head with a single blow

Cerberus, a terrible dog with three heads

Pan

 A beautiful youth in a wonderful car drawn by wild beasts

Hero ran down to the beach

 There lay the sword and sandals

Up sprang Icarus

They suddenly caught sight of poor, lost, weeping Aradne

 The monster came swimming through the sea

 This extraordinary baby caught the snakes and strangled them

Hercules rushed towards the monster

It was Juno herself he had carried across the stream

Orpheus tried to catch it in his arms

Pandora could restrain herself no longer

There in the silence of the woods Medea would stand

Jason sowed the dragon's teeth

Midas was not able to keep the secret from his barber

Prometheus chained to a rock

Atalanta saw it fall

They were inhabited by beautiful maidens

Out of the ground leapt a beautiful horse

It was a huge wooden horse

He gave the apple to Venus

She held him by one heel

Penelope did her best to bring up her little son

Sea-fairies heap silver dishes with fragrant fruits

The Cyclops glared at them out of his huge eye

Circe had turned them all into pigs

Up through the water came the Sea-King

Ulysses watched the nobles

The silver-winged horse swept downward

Down, down Phaeton fell

Life came into her beautiful face

She saw a queer old woman