Astride the Main Yard

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Robert-Robert removes the British flag.

Artist

Name:: Courcy, Frédéric de
Dates:: 1832-1886
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Old Book Illustrations

Book

Title:: Aventures de Robert-Robert et de son fidèle compagnon Toussaint Lavenette
Author:: Desnoyer, Louis
Publisher:: Paris: Garnier Frères, n.d. (First published 1839)

Description:

Youth riding the main yard of a ship with a small ax in his hand and taking down a flag.

The caption reads in the original French: Robert-Robert enlève le pavillon anglais.

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