File:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hill - Hobbiton-across-the-Water.jpg

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Summary[edit | edit source]

Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull have noted that this drawing "has been published only in the first edition of Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien [...] a tracing Tolkien had made of the ink frontispiece [of the first printing of The Hobbit] to transfer its outlines to a fresh sheet, on which he made the watercolour version".[1]

Licensing[edit | edit source]

This work is copyrighted and owned by the Tolkien Estate. It is believed that the use of this image,

qualifies as fair use under copyright law in the United States of America.

References

  1. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, "Re: The Hill sketch" dated 25 July 2017, Tolkien Collector's Guide (accessed 25 April 2017)

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current01:48, 21 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 01:48, 21 February 2006377 × 472 (29 KB)Hyarion (talk | contribs)By J.R.R. Tolkien. The drawing of Hobbiton was the frontispiece to the original impression of The Hobbit, 1937, which had no colored pictures, and it has not been published since. Category:Images by J.R.R. Tolkien

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