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This large scale drawing is my interpretation of a 19th century oil painting that Robert Plant found in an antique store in England which was subsequently used  on the cover of "Led Zeppelin IV". The painting is of an old man carrying a large bale of sticks.  The small dark framed painting hangs from a demolished interior of an old peeling papered plastered wall.  It is said that the front cover art for Led Zeppelin IV represents looking after the earth rather than pillaging it.

The image of the old country man always intrigued me - the image is like a doorway to the past ! The drawing I have done was about stepping into that time and interpreting the old man hunched over with his bale carrying his load in a country setting.

The painting captured my attention and I always wondered what he would look like if he looked at me directly with his gaze and wisdom. It was Jimmy Page's idea not to have a title for  the album (it became known as Led Zeppelin IV) invoking the old saying "a picture tells a thousand words". The cover art for the untitled album is truly wonderful and the drawing is simply about interpreting the original 19th century painting. Left. Adrian, a huge led zep fan, with the drawing