Charles Nourrisson, aided by his servant, fakes a news story about his own drowning in the Seine in order to woo Angélique Ganachard. Wood engraving and letterpress, 1859.

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Charles Nourrisson, aided by his servant, fakes a news story about his own drowning in the Seine in order to woo Angélique Ganachard. Wood engraving and letterpress, 1859.