Watery Tomb

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They all knelt down in the posture for prayer.

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Artist

Name:
Neuville, Alphonse de
Dates:
1835-1885
Country:
France

Illustration

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

Book

Title:
Vingt mille lieues sous les mers
Author:
Verne, Jules
Publisher:
Paris: Hetzel, n.d. [1871?]
Open Library:
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Description:

A funeral ceremony takes place at the bottom of the sea where deep-sea divers are gathered around a tomb, in which a body has been laid to rest.

The caption reads in the original French: Tous s’agenouillèrent dans l’attitude de la prière.

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