Title

Histoire du Petit Poucet

Caption

'Hop-o'-My-Thumb': the Ogre enters the room and kills his own daughters.

Epinal image taken from the "Histoire du Petit Poucet" written by Charles Perrault, from an illustration by Charles Pinot and published between 1875 and 1888.

Date

1875

Credit line

Photo12/Pierre Pitrou

Reference

PTR23A00_152

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,5Mb (7,2Mb) / 13,1in x 18,0in / 3924 x 5390 (300dpi)

Keywords

19th century Woodcut Coloured Colour Story Children's story French literature Tales Ogre Man Discreet Tiptoeing Night Sleeping Children Knife Murder Killing Assassination Trap Subterfuge Trick Deceived Deception