Before I Die

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A young woman is sitting on a bench between two men, one kissing her, the other crying

I am going to where my sisters are. Farewell! kiss me once before I die.

Artist

Name:: Devéria, Achille
Dates:: 1800-1857
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Lithograph
Lithographer:: Delaunois, Nicolas Louis
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, The Internet Archive

Periodical

Title:: L'Artiste (volume of plates-1845)
Author:: Collective work
Publisher:: Paris: Bureaux de L'Artiste, n.d. [ca. 1845]

Description:

A languid young woman is sitting on a bench between two men, one kissing her on the cheek, the other crying with his face in his hand.

This lithograph is an illustration to Les trois sœurs (Three sisters), a short story by Philarète Chasles.

The caption reads in the original French: Je vais là où sont mes sœurs […] Adieu!… Embrassez-moi une fois avant de mourir.

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