The Knight and the Jötun
Drawing
1865-1875 (made)
1865-1875 (made)
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Richard Doyle (1824-1883) worked as an illustrator, printmaker and painter. He regularly contributed illustrations to the magazine Punch between 1843 and 1850. Fascinated by both folklore and fantasy, Doyle explored these interest in numerous paintings as well as producing colour illustrations for his famous book In Fairyland, published 1869-70. These depictions of fairies coincided with a growing interest in the world of fairy-tale in Victorian society.
Doyle was fascinated chivalry and the folklore of different cultures. Here a knight encounters a Jötun, a giant from Norse mythology. There is a humorous contrast between the giant's friendly grin and the effect that his enormous presence has had in scaring the horse in to overthrowing its rider.
Doyle was fascinated chivalry and the folklore of different cultures. Here a knight encounters a Jötun, a giant from Norse mythology. There is a humorous contrast between the giant's friendly grin and the effect that his enormous presence has had in scaring the horse in to overthrowing its rider.
Object details
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| Title | The Knight and the Jötun (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour |
| Brief description | 'The Knight and the Jötun', pen and ink and watercolour drawing by Richard Doyle, 1865-1875 |
| Physical description | Pen and ink and watercolour drawing showing a rider thrown from his horse before a wood, in which sits on of the Jötun, a Scandinavian race of giants. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "The Knight and the Jötun" (Inscribed in pencil on the verso) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod |
| Object history | Bequeathed by H. Harrod |
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| Summary | Richard Doyle (1824-1883) worked as an illustrator, printmaker and painter. He regularly contributed illustrations to the magazine Punch between 1843 and 1850. Fascinated by both folklore and fantasy, Doyle explored these interest in numerous paintings as well as producing colour illustrations for his famous book In Fairyland, published 1869-70. These depictions of fairies coincided with a growing interest in the world of fairy-tale in Victorian society. Doyle was fascinated chivalry and the folklore of different cultures. Here a knight encounters a Jötun, a giant from Norse mythology. There is a humorous contrast between the giant's friendly grin and the effect that his enormous presence has had in scaring the horse in to overthrowing its rider. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.388-1948 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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