The Edge of the Precipice

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A woman rides a horse rearing up on the edge of a cliff as a man tries to control the animal

On the edge of the precipice.

(Facing p. 600.)

Artist

Name:: Frère, Pierre Édouard
Dates:: 1819-1886
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Mar, Léopold
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Ottawa Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le fils du diable
Author:: Féval, Paul
Publisher:: Paris: Willermy, 1852
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Description:

A young woman rides a horse which is rearing up on the edge of a cliff as man steps forward to try to control the animal.

The caption reads in the original French: Au bord de l’abîme.

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