Before I Die

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A woman sits on a bench between two men: one kisses to her cheek, the other hides his face in his hand as he weeps

I am going to where my sisters are. Farewell! kiss me once before I die.

Artist

Name:: Devéria, Achille
Dates:: 1800-1857
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Lithograph
Lithographer:: Delaunois, Nicolas Louis
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, The Internet Archive

Periodical

Title:: L'Artiste (volume of plates-1845)
Author:: Collective work
Publisher:: Paris: Bureaux de L'Artiste, n.d. [ca. 1845]

Description:

A languid young woman sits on a bench between two men: one leans forward to kiss her cheek, while the other steadies her arm, his face hidden in his hand as he weeps.

This lithograph is an illustration to Les trois sœurs (Three sisters), a short story by Philarète Chasles.

The caption reads in the original French: Je vais là où sont mes sœurs […] Adieu!… Embrassez-moi une fois avant de mourir.

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