They Discovered Assad Asleep

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They came near him and knew him as Assad.

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Artist

Name:
Lalauze, Adolphe
Dates:
1838-1905
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Etching
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
University of Ottawa Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Les mille & une nuits : contes arabes, vol. 5
Author:
Anonymous
Publisher:
Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1881
Open Library:
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Description:

A small group of men who came to a fountain to fill their jars discovers a young man lying asleep in the grass. This picture is an illustration for “The Story of the Two Princes Amgrad and Assad.”

The caption reads in the original French: Ils s’approchèrent de lui et le reconnurent pour Assad.

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