Better to Drink and Be Merry

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A giant stands with three other men, greeting a procession of grotesque bird-like creatures

'Twere better to drink and be merry, quoth Friar John. Panurge was still feeding his eyes with the sight of the Popehawk.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Sotain, Noël-Eugène
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The University of Pittsburgh Library System, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Œuvres de François Rabelais
Author:: Rabelais, François
Publisher:: Paris: J. Bry Aîné, 1854
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A giant stands with three other men, greeting a procession of grotesque bird-like creatures as in the background more familiar birds are perched on rocks.

The caption reads in the original French: Mieux serait, dist frère jean, boire et bancqueter. Panurge restait en contemplation véhémente.

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