Heidelberg Shortcut

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A horse balks at a corpse lying in the snow, its rider staring in wide-eyed horror

The Heidelberg shortcut.

(Facing p. 120.)

Artist

Name:: Frølich, Lorenz
Dates:: 1820-1908
Country:: Denmark

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Geoffroy, Charles
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Ottawa Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le fils du diable
Author:: Féval, Paul
Publisher:: Paris: Willermy, 1852
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A horse balks at a corpse lying in the snow, its rider staring in wide-eyed horror, oblivious to the calls of his companions pressing on in the distance.

The caption reads in the original French: La traverse de Heidelberg.

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