Wild and Fearsome

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A woman picked up a paving stone and threatens to throw it at the man facing her

The Thénardier woman, wild and fearsome...

Artist

Name:: Brion, Gustave
Dates:: 1824-1877
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Yon & Perrichon
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Toronto Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Les misérables
Author:: Hugo, Victor
Publisher:: Paris: J. Hetzel et A. Lacroix, 1867
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Description:

A woman has picked up a large paving stone and holds it over her head, threatening to throw it at a man standing before her with his arms folded in a defiant posture.

The caption reads in the original French: La Thénardier, échevelée et terrible…

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