> Its on such an expedition that the ring "slips" from him, further suggesting the ring is actually not only his size, but a little large.
It's heavily implied in LOTR that the ring is able to change it's size to cause itself to slip from a person's finger, though that's somewhat out of scope and the illustrator may not have read that.
Its on such an expedition that the ring "slips" from him, further suggesting the ring is actually not only his size, but a little large.