Title
Illustration of "Toilers of the Sea", by Victor Hugo
Caption
The Jacressarde: '[...] around the well, upon a litter of straw, [...]. The feet of men, women, and children, all asleep.'
First part, Book V, chapter VI.
Illustrator: François-Nicolas Chifflart. Engraver: Auguste Trichon.
Illustration from a set of nearly 150 woodcuts published in the Volume XI of Victor Hugo's 'Oeuvres Complètes' including 'Les Travailleurs de la Mer' ('Toilers of the Sea') - written in 1866.
Book published in 1906 by the Société d'éditions Littéraires et Artistiques, Librairie Paul Ollendorff.
Date
1906
Credit line
Photo12/Pierre Pitrou
Reference
PTR22A00_091
License type
Rights managed
Available size
167,9Mb (13,2Mb) / 23,7in x 27,6in / 7099 x 8268 (300dpi)