Cut to the Heart

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Like a man cut to the heart — The wild lord read it—looked (to use the messenger's own words) like a man cut to the heart, and seemed at a loss what to say or do.

Artist

Name:: Forestier, Amédée
Dates:: 1854-1930
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Illinois Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Blind love, vol. 1
Author(s):: Collins, Wilkie
Publisher:: London: Chatto & Windus, 1890
Open Library:: View record.

Description

A man stands on a busy quay where a ship can be seen ready to cast off. He reads a letter with one hand on the forehead, looking upset, as the messenger stands watching him.

Keywords: 19th century, black & white, Blind love, ship, surprise, traveling, Victorian

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