Made a Stew

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With human corpses he made a stew.

Artist

Name:: Daumier, Honoré
Dates:: 1808-1879
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Petite
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Némésis médicale, vol. 2
Author:: Fabre, François
Publisher:: Paris: La Némésis Médicale, 1840
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Description:

A man in a chef’s outfit watches over a pot on the stove from which human body parts can be seen sticking out.

The caption reads in the original French: De cadavres humains se fit un pot-au-feu.

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{{cite web | title=Made a Stew | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/stew/ | author=Daumier, Honoré | year=1840 | access-date=December 11, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}