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Artist
- Name:
- Robida, Albert
- Dates:
- 1848-1926
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- the Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Les contes drolatiques, vol. 1 (Robida)
- Author(s):
- Balzac, Honoré de
- Publisher:
- Paris: Librairie Illustrée — J. Tallandier, ca. 1900
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
A fray involving horsemen and pedestrians takes place in the streets of a medieval city, with one of the riders brandishing his ax against another.
The caption reads in the original French: Raoul déschargea ung coup de hache en la teste dudict seigneur.
Keywords: 1900s, 20th century, black & white, cityscape, fight, knight, medieval, night
