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Artist
- Name:
- Neuville, Alphonse de
- Dates:
- 1835-1885
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Hildibrand, Henri Théophile
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Vingt mille lieues sous les mers
- Author(s):
- Verne, Jules
- Publisher:
- Paris: Hetzel, n.d. [1871?]
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
The arm of a large octopus crawls down a flight of stairs to reach inside the ship, where a man armed with an ax is about to strike.
The caption reads in the original French: Un de ces longs bras glissa par l’ouverture.
Keywords: 1870s, 19th century, black & white, fight, octopus, stairs, tentacle
