Preparatory sketch by Henry Holiday for an illustration to Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark".
There seems to be a pictorial reference to the Sphinxes' breast in the sketch.
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More: https://bedpost.snrk.de (or https://snrk.de/page_edward-vi-and-the-pope/page_the-kings-bedpost/).
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@georgetakei -- «In Vonda McIntyre's novelization of #StarTrek2: #TheWrathOfKhan, she reveals that the use of protomatter in the Genesis Device was made possible due to the discovery of sub-elementary particles, which were named by whimsical scientists as "#snarks" and "#boojums".» (Source: https://manga.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hunting_of_the_Snark).
In #StarWars, The shape of #Yoda might be a #PictorialAllusion to #HenryHoliday's depiction of the Baker's Uncle in #LewisCarroll's "#TheHuntingOfTheSnark".
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@georgetakei -- «In Vonda McIntyre's novelization of #StarTrek2: #TheWrathOfKhan, she reveals that the use of protomatter in the Genesis Device was made possible due to the discovery of sub-elementary particles, which were named by whimsical scientists as "#snarks" and "#boojums".» (Source: https://manga.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hunting_of_the_Snark).
In #StarWars, The shape of #Yoda might be an #PictorialAllusion to #HenryHoliday's depiction of the Baker's Uncle in #LewisCarroll's "#TheHuntingOfTheSnark".
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