Hey! up the chimney lass! Hey after you!

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Description

Muted watercolor illustration of four witches in flowing clothes on brooms with three flying cats headed out of a chimney and into a stormcloud. This illustration features shades of gray and lines to indicate both the flying motion of the cats and witches and precipitation from the stormcloud.This illustration is inspired by the poem "The Witches' Frolic," which features witches flying for amusment. Title taken from New York Public Library's Children's Book Illustrations. Poetic context taken from The Ingoldsby Legends.

Bibliographic Citation

The Ingoldsby legends : or, Mirth & marvels by Thomas Ingoldsby,
Esqre., illustrated by Arthur Rackham, A.R.W.S.
Publication: London : J.M. Dent & Co. ; New York : E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907.

Date Copyrighted

1907

Subject

Illustrator; Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939; England; Illustrations of books--20th century; witches in art

Language

Eng

Type

Still image

Format

Identifier

up-the-chimney-lass

Rights

To the best of our knowledge, this item which was published in 1907 is in the public domain.

Files

up-the-chimney-lass.jpg

Citation

Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939, “Hey! up the chimney lass! Hey after you!,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed January 30, 2025, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/2715.

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