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Artist
- Name:
- Doré, Gustave
- Dates:
- 1832-1883
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Humor, Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Dumont, Louis Paul Pierre
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Old Book Illustrations
Book
- Title:
- Les contes drolatiques (Doré)
- Author(s):
- Balzac, Honoré de
- Publisher:
- Paris: Garnier Frères, 1881
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
A battle between two parties of soldiers in medieval armor has resulted in an inextricable bundle of men and rubble after the collapse of the castle wall.
This picture is an illustration for the story, “The Venial Sin,” from Droll stories.
The caption reads in the original French: L’assault.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, armor, battle, black & white, castle, Contes drolatiques, fight, medieval, ruins
