The Giant, Cerne Abbas.

The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. Made by a turf-cut outline filled with chalk, it depicts a large, naked man, with a substantial erect penis, typically described as a giant, wielding a club. The lack of earlier descriptions leads modern scholars to conclude that it may date from the 17th century, and perhaps originated as political satire. A large collection of drawings in pencil or Indian ink, representing views, buildings, and objects of antiquity, or curiosity in various counties of' England; drawn in the latter part of the last century, by Samuel Henry Grimm, Illustrator: Grimm, Samuel Hieronymous 1790 Source/Shelfmark: Add.15537 f.122 Ink wash on paper.