Something Wonderful

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A group of people is gathered around a campfire in the woods at night as a man on horseback approaches

It was something wonderful!

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Pannemaker, Adolphe François
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Contes et romans populaires
Authors:: Chatrian, Alexandre; Erckmann, Émile
Publisher:: Paris: Hetzel, n.d.
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A group of people is gathered around a campfire in the woods at night as a man on horseback approaches in the background.

The caption reads in the original French: C’était quelque chose d’admirable !

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