Lady Showed Up without Fail

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The lady showed up without fail.

Artist

Name:: Robida, Albert
Dates:: 1848-1926
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: the Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Les contes drolatiques, vol. 1 (Robida)
Author:: Balzac, Honoré de
Publisher:: Paris: Librairie Illustrée — J. Tallandier, ca. 1900
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Description:

At night, a woman in a hooded cloak climbs down a rampart using a knotted rope as three men await her in a boat.

The caption reads in the original French: La dame vint sans faute.

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