Illustration for the poem "the morning before the massacre of st. Bartholomew" by walter thornbury, published in once a week magazine, volume 7, page 210. Depicts one of the unsuspecting people who are to be massacred the next day, a lady sitting with her embroidery at a window. Woodcut engraved by joseph swain from a drawing by james mcneill whistler. Date: 16 August 1862.
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