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Artist
- Name:
- Meissonier, Ernest
- Dates:
- 1815-1891
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Lavoignat, Hippolyte
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- University of Ottawa Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Les contes rémois
- Author(s):
- Chevigné, Louis de
- Publisher:
- Paris: Michel Lévy Frères, 1861
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
A man stands outside a woman’s open window, holding out a parrot sitting on his hand as she leans out looking pleased.
This illustration accompanies the tale “Le perroquet” (The parrot).
The caption reads in the original French: … Va se montrer sous les murs du château.
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, bird, black & white, courtship
