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Artist
- Name:
- Benett, Léon
- Dates:
- 1839-1917
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Bellenger, Albert
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Aventures de terre et de mer
- Author(s):
- Mayne-Reid, Thomas
- Publisher:
- Paris: Hetzel, n.d. [1872?]
Description
At night, an American native seen from behind aims his bow at a US soldier standing near a flagpole as a silhouetted man shouts a warning from the deck of a wooden building.
The caption reads in the original French: Garde à vous, Hewitt !
Keywords: 1870s, 19th century, black & white, male, night, shooting, US
