Unwillingly Bathing

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Line-crossing ceremony.

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Artist

Name:
Courcy, Frédéric de
Dates:
1832-1886
Country:
France

Illustration

Subjects:
Humor, Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Format:
Landscape (wider)
Source:
Old Book Illustrations

Book

Title:
Aventures de Robert-Robert et de son fidèle compagnon Toussaint Lavenette
Author:
Desnoyer, Louis
Publisher:
Paris: Garnier Frères, n.d. (First published 1839)

Description:

Line crossing presided over by “Neptune” with a man being soaked and thrown into a large bucket filled with water.

The caption reads in the original French: Le baptême sous la ligne.

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