The Sea Witch's Deal


The Little Mermaid is meeting a monster-like eel man in a garden of sea creatures. This is the scene where the little mermaid trades her voice for legs from the evil sea witch. An illustration for a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75), from 'Album du Pere Castor' published by Flammarion, 1937 (colour engraving). Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (16 August [ 4 August] 1876 – 7 February 1942) was a 20th-century illustrator and stage designer.


Size: 2700px × 3070px
Location: France
Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: anemone, deal, eel, female, fish, frog, mermaid, octopus, reef, seasnakes, siren, snakes, starfish, trade