Cried Out Pitifully

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The fox's sharp teeth made the general cry out pitifully.

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Artist

Name:
Bayard, Émile
Dates:
1837-1891
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Humor
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Laplante, Charles
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Le général Dourakine
Author:
Ségur, Sophie, comtesse de
Publisher:
Paris: Hachette et Cie., 1882
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Description:

Two men are falling backward in the same helpless posture from a rocky escarpment: one lands on a path, while the other falls among the bushes where a fox is hiding.

The caption reads in the original French: Les dents aigües du renard firent pousser au général des cris lamentables.

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