Took Revenge on Me

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Zoom in — He decided to take revenge on me in a vile way.

Artist

Name:: Gigoux, Jean
Dates:: 1806-1894
Country:: France

Illustration

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

Book

Title:: Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane
Author:: Lesage, Alain-René
Publisher:: Paris: Paulin, 1836
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Description:

At night a man on the ground is given a drubbing by a mob as the man who ordered it watches from a flight of stairs.

The caption reads in the original French: Il résolut de se venger de moi d’une manière infâme.

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