Maxfield Parrish

Everyboy interviews the benign Dragon

that fought St George

11.7" x 16.5" Poster

(Reproduced on Acid-free printing stock with Archive-quality inks)

Perfect for many purposes, the image on this Poster is a wonderful illustration by Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) - one of the leading artists associated with the Golden Age of Illustration. It appeared in the 1910 Christmas Edition of The Illustrated London News with the text shown below (and the appropriate notation the design had been painted for inclusion in variant of Kenneth Grahame's Dream Days published by Bodley Head).

The hours of childhood make up the Days of the Great Adventure.

In that brief, happy space, Everboy, fellow of those who "thought

there was not more behind, but such a day to-morrow as to-day, 

and to be boy eternal," is content to believe that he will never grow

up to be Everyman, to dwell in the Brave Country of Fine Dreams.

He is the master-hero of the world. Fear is not known to him; 

power is his, and glory. Fair captives call to him for rescue;

beauteous beggar-maids become bewitched princesses under his

proud glance; giants and goblins fall before him; dragons blench

under his eye, become benign, cease to ramp and to breath fire;

witches set broomstick in corner and black cat on hearth, and sit

sullenly indoors when he is abroad.

Detail from the Poster (for reference purposes) is shown below.

Parrish's work is characterized by an attention to detail, composition and texture - whether in his monotone work or in his more recognizable, luminous color illustrations. Those titles including illustrated by Parrish exclusively in color include Poems of Childhood (1904), The Arabian Nights (1909), A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales (1910), The Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics (1911) and Knave of Hearts (1925).

This Poster is produced on acid-free stock with archive-quality inks.

The image shown below demonstrates how this can appear when framed (frames and framing are not included in the sale).

Sold as is with no returns, these posters are as described and will be shipped to Australia and select international destinations for free using the fully insured and tracked services of Australia Post (international buyers are responsible for any Customs duties or taxes levied in their own countries).