THREE VISIONS

BY WILLIAM T. HORTON

The line block image is in portrait orientation. The image shows the head and shoulders of a grotesque figure with features of a supernatural creature, possibly male. The image is outlined with a single thick black line. The black outline blends in with the stark black background behind the head, except for at the bottom of the page where the border contrasts with his white skin. The figure’s chest is shown from just below the collarbone and up. There is an inverted triangle drawn to represent the adam’s apple in his throat. The face is very angular, with a pointy chin and high cheekbones. The man’s mouth is opened to allow for his tongue to stick out. The tongue is long and is shaped in a barb at the tip. Seven drops of spit are drawn in small teardrop shapes falling from his mouth. His nose has a sharp point at the base. His eyes are hardly opened, and many bags line the top of his eyelids and underneath his eyes as well. His brow is furrowed and deep lines are set in the crease between the brows. He has large, pointed ellf ears that are the length of three-quarters of his head height, and come to sharp points at the tips. He has no hair. The artist’s signature appears in the bottom right corner of the page, in a diagonal line going up to the right. The text is: “William T. Horton.” and the “T.” in the middle has the top line extended to reach over the whole rest of the name. A parallel line is drawn underneath the name. Below the frame is the scriptural caption: “They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips.”--PSALM cxl.3.”

The line block image is in portrait orientation. The image shows the head and shoulders of a grotesque figure, possibly female, with a squid on her head, backgrounded by a stark black. The figure is drawn in the bottom two-thirds of the picture plane, leaving the top third blank but for the black background. The image is outlined with a single thick black line. The black outline blends in with the stark black background behind the woman, except for at the bottom of the page where the border contrasts with her white skin. The woman’s chest is shown from just below the collarbone and up. The woman’s upper chest is bare, without any markings, and the chin is drawn in with a short upward curved line. The face is centered in the page. She has downturned, pursed lips and crease lines drawn down from her nose and under her eyes. She has her eyes closed slightly, with a furrowed brow. There are many lines indicating wrinkles on her forehead and between her brows. Sitting on her head, like hair, is a squid or octopus with many legs spotted with bumps. The creature’s head is directly atop that of the figure. It has large eyes that also have bags under them. Its eyes are wide and staring straight ahead. The face sags down as if it has no muscle in it and drops to a point at the bottom. The tentacles fall around her face like layered pieces of hair. The artist’s signature appears in the bottom right corner of the page, in a diagonal line going up to the right. The text is: “William T. Horton.” and the “T.” in the middle has the top line extended to reach over the whole rest of the name. A parallel line is drawn underneath the name. Beneath the picture frame is the biblical caption: “Giving heed to seducing spirits.”—1 TIMOTHY, iv.1.

MLA citation:

Horton, William T. “Three Visions.” The Savoy, vol. 2, April 1896, pp. 71-77. The Savoy Digital Edition, edited by Christopher Keep and Lorraine Janzen Kooistra 2018-2019. Yellow Nineties 2.0, Ryerson University Centre for Digital Humanities, 2019, https://1890s.ca/savoyv2_horton_visions/

magazine_images The Savoy 2 Three Visions William T. Horton Pen and ink Paul Naumann

“William T. Horton.”
Caption: “They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips.”–PSALM cxl.3.”

Male Figure/ Man, Creature, Grotesque, Barbed tongue, and Elf ears