For She Was Kind-Hearted

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She woke up at the minister's call
And hurried to the door, for she was kind-hearted.

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Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Regnier, Isidore Désiré
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 in a clerical robe embraces and kisses a woman fresh out of her bed.
This illustration features at the beginning of the tale “Le bahut” (The sideboard).

The caption reads in the original French:

Elle s’éveille à la voix du pasteur
Et court ouvrir, car elle avait bon cœur.

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