Be on Your Guard

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Two men stand in the rain on a narrow street at night, beneath the lantern of a shabby hotel

Be on your guard, Your Highness.

Artist

Name:: Tofani, Oswaldo
Dates:: 1849-1915
Country:: Italy

Illustration

Subject:: Landscapes & Places
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engravers:: Marie, Alexandre Léon; Navellier, Narcisse
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Les mystères de Paris (Tofani), vol. 1
Author:: Sue, Eugène
Publisher:: Paris: Jules Rouff et Cie., n.d. [ca. 1885]
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Two men stand in the rain on a narrow street at night, beneath the lantern of a shabby hotel.

The caption reads in the original French: Monseigneur, prenez bien garde !

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