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Artist
- Name:
- Doré, Gustave
- Dates:
- 1832-1883
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Huyot, Jules Jean Marie Joseph
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Le capitaine Fracasse
- Author(s):
- Gautier, Théophile
- Publisher:
- Paris: F. Polo, 1860
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
A man struggles to keep his balance on a large branch of a tree as his defeated opponent is falling into the water below.
The caption reads in the original French: Le bruit d’une lourde chute résonna dans l’ombre.
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, black & white, falling, night, tree