In Victor Hugo’s epic novel 'Les Miserables' (1862), Fantine is the mother of Cosette, an illegitimate daughter who is taken from her to live with cruel foster parents. Fantine is befriended by Jean Valjean, the
hero of the novel, who rescues the child. This picture was painted during the 1880s when the artist was in Paris.
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