Crossing the Torrent

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Artists

Names:: Français, François-Louis; Johannot, Tony
Dates:: 1814-1897, 1803-1852
Countries:: France, France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Williams, Samuel
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: the Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Paul et Virginie
Author:: Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Jacques-Henri
Publisher:: Paris: Léon Curmer, 1838
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Description:

A young man carries a young woman in his arms to help her across a stream in the forest on the island of Mauritius.

The caption reads in the original French: Passage du torrent.

When available, the captions in English were taken from the edition of Paul and Virginia published by W. S. Orr And Co., London, 1839.

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