The old man lets Elise's child die (Die Schöne Abellina, t2, 1799) - Weber
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Date :
1799
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Gravure sur cuivre
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Yw 4893-2/3
Description
While Abellina's friend Elise has fallen asleep by a river, her child has accidentally fallen into the water. Elise wakes up alarmed to see him drowning: a mysterious old man, standing with his arms crossed on the other side of the stream, could easily have saved him, but he didn't deign to move, which the text vaguely justifies by alleging justice.
History :
3. Reminiscence of the drowning of Marcellin, Julie's son in La Nouvelle Héloïse?
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Notice #024209
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