Broken Fast

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Having done due justice to her meal,
She felt more tenderly toward her provider.

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Artist

Name:
Meissonier, Ernest
Dates:
1815-1891
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Lavoignat, Hippolyte
Format:
Square
Source:
University of Ottawa Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Les contes rémois
Author:
Chevigné, Louis de
Publisher:
Paris: Michel Lévy Frères, 1861
Open Library:
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Description:

A woman and a man are merrily drinking together in an attic, by the light of a lantern.
This illustration features at the beginning of the tale “Le jeûne rompu” (The broken fast).

The caption reads in the original French:

À son repas ayant bien fait honneur,
En fut plus tendre envers son pourvoyeur.

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