Title

Illustration of "Toilers of the Sea", by Victor Hugo

Caption

Witches' pyre : 'In the last century, the Cour Royale of Guernsey bound such folks upon a heap of fagots and burnt them alive.'
First part, Book I, chapter II.

Illustration from a set of 56 engravings published in the English edition of 'Les Travailleurs de la Mer' ('Toilers of the Sea'), by Victor Hugo, published in 1869 by Sampson Low, Son and Marston.
Illustrator: François-Nicolas Chifflart. Engraver: Fortuné Méaulle.

Date

1869

Credit line

Photo12/Pierre Pitrou

Reference

PTR22A00_005

License type

Rights managed

Available size

94,4Mb (8,2Mb) / 15,8in x 23,1in / 4754 x 6937 (300dpi)

Keywords

Engraving Illustration Scene 19th century French literature Character Fire Burning Judgment Punishment Heretic Heresy Witch hunt Witchcraft Condemnation Protestantism