The Travelers and the Giant — John La Farge|Henry Marsh | DiscoverArt

John La Farge|Henry Marsh

The Travelers and the Giant

1869

Wood engraving

17.6 × 13.9 cm (6.9 × 5.5 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — check current display status with the museum.

View at metmuseum.org ↗︎Plan a visit ↗︎

Discover

Your feed Blog Museums & galleries Saved works

You

Account Community guidelines

DiscoverArt

A taste-graph discovery engine for art. Every work shown is a real object in a real museum — artwork images courtesy of their institutions’ open-access programs.

DISCOVERART

© Discover Art 2026Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookie Policy

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

More by John La Farge|Henry Marsh

The Fisherman and the Afrite (or Genie)

The Fisherman and the Afrite (or Genie)

The Wolf-Charmer

The Wolf-Charmer

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Bishop Hatto and the Rats

Bishop Hatto and the Rats

More like this

Hercules and the Nemean Lion

Niccolò Vicentino|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) — Herc

Hercules Tamed by Love

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879) — Hercules Tamed by Love

Elijah Fed By Ravens, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Camden Press|Scribner and Welford|Dalziel Brothers|Francis S

Nebuchadnezzar Recovering His Reason

Robert Blyth|John Hamilton Mortimer — Nebuchadnezzar Recover

Plate 7: the blinded Polyphemus, guarding the entrance of his cavern, with Ulysses and his companions escaping below by covering themselves with ram skins

Pellegrino Tibaldi|Domenico Maria Fratta|Bartolomeo Crivella

Cain and Abel, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Camden Press|Scribner and Welford|Dalziel Brothers|Frederic,

The Deities: Demogorgon in the Cave of Eternity

Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617) — The Deities: Demogorg

Enrag'd Monster, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer|Sir Joshua Reynolds — Enrag'd Monster

Musical Monster (from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds")

John Hamilton Mortimer|Sir Joshua Reynolds — Musical Monster

Hercules and the Nemean Lion

Niccolò Vicentino|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) — Herc

Salvator Rosa, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer|Salvator Rosa|Sir Joshua Reynolds — S

Successful Monster (from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds")

John Hamilton Mortimer|Sir Joshua Reynolds — Successful Mons