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Artist
- Name:
- Brion, Gustave
- Dates:
- 1824-1877
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Yon & Perrichon
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- University of Toronto Libraries, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Les misérables
- Author(s):
- Hugo, Victor
- Publisher:
- Paris: J. Hetzel et A. Lacroix, 1867
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
A man roams the battlefield of Quatre Bras (June 1815), leaning over the dead bodies of men and horses under the waxing moon.
The caption reads in the original French: Il passait on ne sait quelle hideuse revue des morts. Il marchait les pieds dans le sang.
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, battle, black & white, death, moon, night
