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Artist
- Name:
- Rudder, Louis-Henri de
- Dates:
- 1807-1881
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- People
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Piaud, Antoine-Alphée
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Notre-Dame de Paris
- Author(s):
- Hugo, Victor
- Publisher:
- Paris: Perrotin, 1844
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
A monk who was sitting at his desk in his study rises from his chair to write with a pair of compasses the Greek word Αναγκη on the wall facing him. Αναγκη is an equivalent of the Latin word fatum and means fate, or destiny, with a dismal hint. This picture is the opening illustration to Book 7.
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, black & white, book, clerical, writing