Cried Out Pitifully

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Two men are falling backwards in the same helpless posture from a rocky escarpment

The fox's sharp teeth made the general cry out pitifully.

Artist

Name:: Bayard, Émile
Dates:: 1837-1891
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Laplante, Charles
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le général Dourakine
Author:: Ségur, Sophie, comtesse de
Publisher:: Paris: Hachette et Cie., 1882
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Two men are falling backwards in the same helpless posture from a rocky escarpment, one landing on a path, the other among bushes where a fox was hiding.

The caption reads in the original French: Les dents aigües du renard firent pousser au général des cris lamentables.

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