Title

'The white steed had vanished from their eyes like a wreath of mist', c1910. Artist: Stephen Reid

Caption

'The white steed had vanished from their eyes like a wreath of mist', c1910. Oisin, son of Finn mac Cumhaill, is turned in an instant into an old, beggar-like man having been tricked by the Princess of the Land of the Youth. Illustration from The High Deeds of Finn, and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by TW Rolleston.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1930

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D79_331

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,3Mb (1,2Mb) / 8,9in x 13,2in / 2668 x 3963 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior people male man men old aged country guy color colour Ireland Irish elderly location century magic concept outside legend myth mythology transformation deception witchcraft sorcery legendary 1910s 20th century tricked mythical figure Stephen Reid Historica Graphica Collection Finn Finn McCool Fionn mac Cumhaill TW Rolleston Rolleston TW Thomas William Rolleston Thomas William Hazen Rolleston Oisin deceived Reid Stephen TW Rolleston