Struggle with Birds

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Two men are battling a flock of parrots, which forces one of them to dive into the water of a mangrove.

A struggle with birds.

Artist

Name:: Benett, Léon
Dates:: 1839-1917
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Hildibrand, Henri Théophile
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Aventures de terre et de mer
Author:: Mayne-Reid, Thomas
Publisher:: Paris: Hetzel, n.d. [1872?]

Description:

Two men in a mangrove-like landscape are battling a flock of parrots, which forces one of them to dive into the water.

The caption reads in the original French: Une bataille avec les oiseaux.

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