The Beaver’s best course was, no doubt, to procure
A second-hand dagger-proof coat —
So the Baker advised it — and next, to insure
Its life in some Office of note:This the Banker suggested, and offered for hire
(On moderate terms), or for sale,
Two excellent Policies, one Against Fire,
And one Against Damage From Hail.
I think that an illustration by Henry Holiday to The Hunting of the Snark contains a reference to the print The Image Breakers by Marcus Gheeraerts the elder. And this print again could contain a reference to the depiction of the “hell mouth” shown below.
Les Visions du chevalier Tondal
Title of the source painting:
Les Visions du chevalier Tondal
Artist/Maker:
Simon Marmion (Flemish, active 1450 – 1489)
and David Aubert (Flemish, active 1453 – 1479)
Culture:
Franco-Flemish
Place:
Ghent Belgium Valenciennes France (Place created)
Date:
1475
Medium:
Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment tipped into a binding of wood boards covered with brown calf
Dimensions:
Leaf: 36.3 × 26.2 cm (14 5/16 × 10 5/16 in.)
Calling this page:
- snrk.de/page_my-1st-snark-trophy#hellmouth
2017-09-16, update: 2023-05-07