Esmeralda Set Free

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Esmeralda set free by Phœbus.

Artist

Name:: Lemud, Aimé de
Dates:: 1816/7-1887
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Tamisier, Charles
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Notre-Dame de Paris
Author:: Hugo, Victor
Publisher:: Paris: Perrotin, 1844
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Description:

A man in armor is riding on horseback and trying to get away through the streets of the city with the young woman he is abducting. A second man standing at a corner grabs and pulls the woman by her dress to set her free, ready to dodge the blow the first man is about to deliver.

The caption reads in the original French: Esméralda délivrée par Phœbus.

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{{cite web | title=Esmeralda Set Free | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/esmeralda-phoebus/ | author=Lemud, Aimé de | year=1844 | access-date=April 23, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}