The Parrot

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... Goes to make himself seen beneath the walls of the château.

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Artist

Name:
Meissonier, Ernest
Dates:
1815-1891
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Lavoignat, Hippolyte
Format:
Landscape (wider)
Source:
University of Ottawa Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Les contes rémois
Author:
Chevigné, Louis de
Publisher:
Paris: Michel Lévy Frères, 1861
Open Library:
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Description:

A man stands outside a woman’s open window, holding out a parrot sitting on his hand as she leans out looking pleased.
This illustration accompanies the tale “Le perroquet” (The parrot).

The caption reads in the original French: … Va se montrer sous les murs du château.

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