Knocked Down Towers and Fortresses

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A giant is destroying a castle with his staff as tiny soldiers charge to try to stop him — He then hit the castle with his large tree and, dealing great blows, he knocked down towers and fortresses and demolished everything.

Artist

Name:: Doré, Gustave
Dates:: 1832-1883
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Pittsburgh Library System, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Œuvres de François Rabelais
Author(s):: Rabelais, François
Publisher:: Paris: J. Bry Aîné, 1854
Open Library:: View record

Description

A giant in sixteenth-century costume is destroying a castle with his staff as an army of tiny soldiers charges to try to stop him and cannons fire from towers rising no higher than his hat.

The caption reads in the original French: Alors, choqua de son grand arbre contre le château, et à grands coups abattit et tours et forteresses et ruina tout par terre.

Keywords: 16th century, 1850s, 19th century, battle, black & white, castle, giant, tower