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SAMUEL HIERONYMOUS GRIMM. The Giant, Cerne Abbas. The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. Made by a turf-cut outline filled with chalk, it depicts a large, naked man, with a substantial erect penis, typically described as a giant, wielding a club. The lack of earlier descriptions leads modern scholars to conclude that it may date from the 17th century, and perhaps originated as political satire. . A large collection of drawings in pencil or Indian ink, representing views, buildings, and objects of antiquity, or curiosity in various counties of' England ; drawn in the latter part of the last century, by Samuel Henry Grimm,. 1790. Ink wash on paper. Source: Add.15537 f.122.

SAMUEL HIERONYMOUS GRIMM. The Giant, Cerne Abbas. The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. Made by a turf-cut outline filled with chalk, it depicts a large, naked man, with a substantial erect penis, typically described as a giant, wielding a club. The lack of earlier descriptions leads modern scholars to conclude that it may date from the 17th century, and perhaps originated as political satire. . A large collection of drawings in pencil or Indian ink, representing views, buildings, and objects of antiquity, or curiosity in various counties of' England ; drawn in the latter part of the last century, by Samuel Henry Grimm,. 1790. Ink wash on paper. Source: Add.15537 f.122.
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The Giant, Cerne Abbas. The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. Made by a turf-cut outline filled with chalk, it depicts a large, naked man, with a substantial erect penis, typically described as a giant, wielding a club. The lack of earlier descriptions leads modern scholars to conclude that it may date from the 17th century, and perhaps originated as political satire. . A large collection of drawings in pencil or Indian ink, representing views, buildings, and objects of antiquity, or curiosity in various counties of' England ; drawn in the latter part of the last century, by Samuel Henry Grimm,. 1790. Ink wash on paper. Source: Add.15537 f.122.
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27.0 x 19.2 cm | 10.6 x 7.6 in (300 dpi)
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