Gringoire as an Acrobat

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Artist

Name:: Rudder, Louis-Henri de
Dates:: 1807-1881
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Laisné, father and daughters
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Notre-Dame de Paris
Author:: Hugo, Victor
Publisher:: Paris: Perrotin, 1844
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Description:

A street performer makes a show of his entertaining skills by carrying between his teeth a chair to which a cat is tied down.

The caption reads in the original French: Gringoire en saltimbanque.

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{{cite web | title=Gringoire as an Acrobat | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/gringoire-acrobat/ | author=Rudder, Louis-Henri de | year=1844 | access-date=March 16, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}