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She felt more tenderly toward her provider.
Artist
- Name:
- Meissonier, Ernest
- Dates:
- 1815-1891
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Lavoignat, Hippolyte
- Format:
- Square
- Source:
- University of Ottawa Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Les contes rémois
- Author(s):
- Chevigné, Louis de
- Publisher:
- Paris: Michel Lévy Frères, 1861
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
A woman and a man are merrily drinking together in an attic, by the light of a lantern.
This illustration features at the beginning of the tale “Le jeûne rompu” (The broken fast).
The caption reads in the original French:
À son repas ayant bien fait honneur,
En fut plus tendre envers son pourvoyeur.
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, black & white, couple, dark, drink
