Glowing Chisel

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... And laid the glowing chisel on his bare flesh.

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Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:
People
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
Open Library:
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Description:

A man standing with a foot tied to the leg of a bed applies a white-hot chisel to his left arm.

The caption reads in the original French: … Et posa sur la chair nue le ciseau ardent.

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