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Published within Nash's Pall Mall Magazine, April 1927 on page 16 to accompany the short story "Living or Dead" by K. F. Purdon. This Rackham contribution is unrecorded in the bibliographies by Latimore and Haskell, and Riall. The full-page illustration is captioned in the printed version as "But what did he think to do against that madness and strength! And he only a mortal to contend with what wasn't 'right'? That young stranger was never seen after, by any son of man". On the board and below the mount, Rackham has added a note, "Please keep clean: original to be returned to A. Rackham". Ink and watercolour drawings generally command higher prices than pen and ink drawings. Rackham, ever the commercial artist, frequently reworked his black and white drawings with additional colour, as here. Exhibited: Scott and Fowles, New York, November 1927, item 7 or 8?; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 5 January - 17 February 1974, item 31. Original drawing (345 x 260 mm) on paper, laid down on board, ink and watercolour, signed ("Arthur Rackham") lower right, additionally signed below mount (twice), with "A.R. No 7. Irish Fight" and artist's signature on reverse, mounted, framed, and glazed (framed size 520 x 430 mm). Light consistent toning.