Selling Barley-Sugar Candy

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In the evening, the one-eyed woman made me sell barley-sugar on the Pont-Neuf.

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Artist

Name:
Trimolet, Alphonse Louis Pierre
Dates:
1813-1843
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Lavoignat, Hippolyte
Format:
Landscape (wider)
Source:
University of Illinois Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Les mystères de Paris, vol. 1
Author:
Süe, Eugène
Publisher:
Paris: Charles Gosselin, 1843
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Description:

Street scene with a little girl trying to sell sweets to passers-by under the close watch of a woman cooking on a small stove.
The caption reads in the original French: La borgnesse me faisait vendre le soir du sucre d’orge sur le Pont-Neuf.

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