He Will Not See Us

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Zoom in — We can stoop as we run by the hedge, and he will not see us.

Artist

Name:: Staal, Gustave
Dates:: 1817-1882
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Ecosse
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Œuvres illustrées de Balzac, vol. 1-2
Author:: Balzac, Honoré de
Publisher:: Paris: Gustave Havard, Maresq et Companie, 1851
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Description:

A woman on the alert for a possible witness casts an anxious glance behind her as a man leans over to give her arm a kiss.

The caption reads in the original French: Baissons-nous le long des haies pour qu’il ne nous aperçoive pas.

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