All Resolutions
(P. 500.)
Artist
- Name:
- Maurisset , Théodore
- Dates:
- 1803-1860
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Maurisset , Théodore
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- University of Toronto Library, the Internet Archive
- Observations:
- J.-J. Grandville inv.
Book
- Title:
- Petites misères de la vie humaine
- Author(s):
- Old Nick (Émile Forgues)
- Publisher:
- Paris: Garnier Frères, n.d. [1870]
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
Human-like figures are sent darting through the air due to an explosion taking place in a building with a tall chimney and a turret, which lights up the night sky like fireworks.
The caption reads in the original French: Enfin la Nature est à mon égard comme un volcan toujours en éruption.
Keywords: 1840s, 1870s, 19th century, black & white, eerie, explosion, night
