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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(s):
- Balzac, Honoré de
- Publisher:
- Paris: Gustave Havard, Maresq et Companie, 1851
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
A woman on the alert for a possible beholder casts an anxious glance behind her as a man leans over her arm to give it a kiss.
The caption reads in the original French: Baissons-nous le long des haies pour qu’il ne nous aperçoive pas.
Keywords: 1850s, 19th century, black & white, couple, courtship, kiss
