Heavy Fall

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The sound of a heavy fall resonated in the shadow.

Artist

Name:: Doré, Gustave
Dates:: 1832-1883
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Huyot, Jules Jean Marie Joseph
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le capitaine Fracasse
Author:: Gautier, Théophile
Publisher:: Paris: F. Polo, 1860
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Description:

A man struggles to keep his balance on a large branch of a tree as his defeated opponent is falling into the water below.

The caption reads in the original French: Le bruit d’une lourde chute résonna dans l’ombre.

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