Title
Illustration of "Toilers of the Sea", by Victor Hugo
Caption
Seized by one foot: 'He sank deep in the water, touched the bottom, skirted for a moment the submarine rocks, then struck out to regain the surface. At that moment he felt himself seized by one foot.'
First part, Book VI, chapter VII.
Illustrator: Victor Hugo.
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_104
License type
Rights managed
Available size
190,1Mb (19,5Mb) / 21,7in x 34,1in / 6496 x 10228 (300dpi)