File:Ebcosette.jpg

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“Cosette Sweeping,” illustration from Victor Hugo, Les Misérable (1862). Translated by Isabel Hapgood. New York, 1887. French illustrator Émile Bayard drew the sketch of Cosette for the first edition, and this engraving was prepared for an 1886 edition. The image has become emblematic of the entire story, being used in promotional art for various versions of the musical.

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Description

“Cosette Sweeping,” illustration from Victor Hugo, Les Misérable (1862). Translated by Isabel Hapgood. New York, 1887.

French illustrator Émile Bayard drew the sketch of Cosette for the first edition, and this engraving was prepared for an 1886 edition. The image has become emblematic of the entire story, being used in promotional art for various versions of the musical.

Date

1886

Source

https://www.college.columbia.edu/core/content/%E2%80%9Cles-mis%C3%A9rables%E2%80%9D-victor-hugo-1862-ce

Author



Alternative names	Émile-Antoine Bayard
Description	French illustrator
Date of birth/death	2 November 1837	10 December 1891
Location of birth/death	La Ferté-sous-Jouarre	Cairo
Work period	1895
Work location	Paris
Authority file	: Q274909 VIAF: 88674095 ISNI: 0000000120965879 ULAN: 500018456 LCCN: nr90016915 MusicBrainz: 82d783a5-a711-4ab5-ac3c-9196ba36ac96 WorldCat

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2007-03-09 03:48 Gavroche42 312×482×8 (68472 bytes) Cosette Artist: Emile Bayard (1837-1891)

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:08, 24 July 2020	709 × 1,122 (525 KB)	<bdi>Pav.Polish</bdi>	better quality
	20:52, 2 March 2019	304 × 475 (65 KB)	Ldorfman	Cropped 3 % horizontally, 1 % vertically using CropTool with precise mode.
	22:56, 7 April 2007	312 × 482 (67 KB)	Helix84	{{Information \|Description=Cosette Artist: Emile Bayard (1837-1891) \|Source=Originally from [http://en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia]; description page is/was [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image%3AEbcosette.jpg here]. \|Date=2007-03-09 (original