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Artist
- Name:
- Courcy, Frédéric de
- Dates:
- 1832-
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Humor, Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- Old Book Illustrations
Book
- Title:
- Aventures de Robert-Robert et de son fidèle compagnon Toussaint Lavenette
- Author(s):
- Desnoyer, Louis
- Publisher:
- Paris: Garnier Frères, n.d. (First published 1839)
Description
Line crossing presided over by “Neptune” with a man being soaked and thrown into a large bucket filled with water.
The caption reads in the original French: Le baptême sous la ligne.
Keywords: 1830s, 19th century, bathing, black & white, children's book, ritual, ship
