Title
Illustration of "Toilers of the Sea", by Victor Hugo
Caption
He fell: 'The coast-guardman had not the time to utter a cry. He fell head first from the height of the rock into the sea.'
First part, Book V, chapter VIII.
Illustrator: Daniel Vierge.
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_094
License type
Rights managed
Available size
157,8Mb (15,2Mb) / 21,7in x 28,3in / 6496 x 8490 (300dpi)