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Artist
- Name:
- Sandoz, Auguste
- Dates:
- fl. mid-nineteenth century
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Metal engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Œuvres complètes de Béranger, vol. 2
- Author(s):
- Béranger, Pierre-Jean de
- Publisher:
- Paris: Perrotin, 1847
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
Illustration for a song, showing a dying man lying in bed and seen slightly from behind as an otherworldly creature, suffused with light, sits with him. Additional motifs related to verses of the song and depicting Edenic and hellish landscapes can be seen above and below the main illustration.
The original title of the song reads: La métempsycose.
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, black & white, death, deathbed, eerie, supernatural
