John Milton
Comus, 1634
Arthur Rackham's original book illustration of the Hesperides, mythical nymphs of the evening, shows the trio encircling the tree with the golden apples and singing. Parts of the dragon Ladon, who guards the golden apples, may be seen just outside the fence. The superb image appeared in Heinemann's 1921 edition of John Milton's 1634 masque Comus. The artwork is available from Lucius Books in York, but it may cost you a golden apple.
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