The Ephesian Matron

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The Ephesian matron.

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Artist

Name:
Devéria, Achille
Dates:
1800-1857
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Thompson, Charles
Format:
Landscape (wider)
Source:
Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Œuvres complètes de La Fontaine
Author:
La Fontaine, Jean de
Publisher:
Paris: Baudoin Frères, 1826
Open Library:
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Description:

The body of a dead man is being hoisted on the gallows by a soldier and a woman as a second woman laments over an open sarcophagus in the background.

The caption reads in the original French: La matrone d’Éphèse.

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