The Punishment of Loki John Julius 'Tight and Needy'

'Tight and Needy'

Original is oil on canvas 18x44

The inscription on the lid reads: 'Lock of Sir Isaac Newton's hair presented by Henry Garling esq

Beneath is a north view of the Cathedral after the spire was destroyed by lightening and the lower margin contains an historical description

A spectator watches as Cobb's car speeds past on the steep banking above him during a race at Brooklands

The Punishment of Loki John Julius 'Tight and Needy''The Punishment of Loki', 1925. Loki is a giant in Norse mythology, who is bound to a rock by the other gods and forced to have poison from a snake dropped on his face. His wife, Sgyn, tries to catch the drops with a cup. From The Book of Myths by Amy Cruse, 1925.