First-Class Devils

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Zoom in — They enter into the councils of princes [...] and light the torches of war.

Artist

Name:: Johannot, Tony
Dates:: 1803-1852
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: University of Illinois Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le diable boiteux
Author:: Lesage, Alain-René
Publisher:: Paris: Ernest Bourdin et Cie., 1840
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Description:

Three gigantic, monstrous devils revel in watching a battle with tiny humans charging on horseback toward a village and wielding their swords.

The caption reads in the original French: Ils entrent dans les conseils des princes […] et allument les flambeaux de la guerre.

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{{cite web | title=First-Class Devils | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/3-devils/ | author=Johannot, Tony | year=1840 | access-date=March 16, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}