Illustration til "Svend Tveskægs tog til England og slaget ved Svold" 1853

This illustration, created in 1853 by an anonymous artist, depicts a scene from the Danish epic poem "Svend Tveskægs tog til England og slaget ved Svold". The artwork portrays two figures suspended on a scale, a Viking warrior and a man in a cloak, suggesting a symbolic weighing of power and conflict. The detailed pen and ink drawing, measuring 80 mm x 109 mm, is a part of the collection of the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark. This artwork is an example of illustrative art, used to visualize a specific scene from a literary work.