XIR346531

XIR346531 Lucien de Rubempre, illustration from 'Les Illusions perdues' by Honore de Balzac, published by editions Michel Levy Freres, 1867 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Maison de Balzac, Paris, France; (add. info.: Lucien Chardon; 'Lost Illusions' by Balzac (1799-1850); part of La Comedie Humaine; written between 1837 and 1843; lives in Angouleme; maternal patronymic; hopes to make his mark as a poet in Paris; E.L., artist Emile Lassalle (1813-71) ?); Giraudon; French, out of copyright