"France! At the hour when you bow down…" (V. Hugo, Les Châtiments, Edition nationale, t4)
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Date :
1885
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre, eau-forte
Topic :
Storage Location :
PQ 2285 .C4 1885
Description
"France! at the hour when you prostrate yourself,
The foot of a tyrant on your forehead,
The voice will come out of the caves,
The chained will tremble.
The banished one, standing on the shore,
Contemplating the star and the flood,
Like those heard in dreams,
Will speak in the shadows aloud;
And his words that threaten,
His words whose lightning flashes
Will be like hands that pass
Holding swords in the night."
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Technical Data
Notice #024674
Image editing :
Image web
Bibliography :
Camille Page, Déambuler dans la Galerie des Illustres, Numéro Illustrer le roman national, 2025