Title

Illustration from 'L'Année terrible', by Victor Hugo

Caption

OCTOBER. II/ And so the tragic days returned! "The murdered city".

Illustrator: Emile Bayard.
Illustration from "L'Année terrible" and part of a set of engravings published in Victor Hugo's 'Oeuvres'. Followed by 'La libération du territoire'.
Book published in French by Eugène Hugues in 1879 (original edition of 1872).

Date

1879

Credit line

Photo12/Pierre Pitrou

Reference

PTR22A00_369

License type

Rights managed

Available size

108,1Mb (10,2Mb) / 16,9in x 24,9in / 5065 x 7462 (300dpi)

Keywords

Engraving Illustration 19th century French literature Series of poems Poetry Franco-German War of 1870 Franco-Prussian War Army Soldiers France Prussians Symbol Allegory Country Murder Killing Defeat Death City Devil Shadow Light Duality