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Three gigantic, monstrous devils revel in watching a human battle — They enter into the councils of princes [...] and light the torches of war.

Artist

Name:: Johannot, Tony
Dates:: 1803-1852
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: University of Illinois Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le diable boiteux
Author(s):: Lesage, Alain-René
Publisher:: Paris: Ernest Bourdin et Cie., 1840
Open Library:: View record.

Description

Three gigantic, monstrous devils revel in watching a battle with tiny humans charging on horseback toward a village and wielding their swords.
The caption reads in the original French: Ils entrent dans les conseils des princes […] et allument les flambeaux de la guerre.

Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, battle, black & white, devil, eerie, supernatural