Bad Play

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My dear friend, I made my fortune with a bad play.

Artist

Name:: Gigoux, Jean
Dates:: 1806-1894
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Andrew, Best & Leloir
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane
Author:: Lesage, Alain-René
Publisher:: Paris: Paulin, 1836
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Description:

A pyramid-shaped jumble of faces showing the characters of a play and their various expressions.

The caption reads in the original French: J’ai fait ma fortune, mon ami, en faisant une mauvaise pièce.

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