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Image Title: Les Quatre Elements. Louis Etait Un Enfant Leger Qui N'apportait Aucume Application A L'etude;, circa 1830

Date: Between 1830 and 1870

Summary: French comic strip shows a young boy, "Louis," who decides to apply himself at school after unfortunate experiences with the four elements. Louis learns about fire by getting burned while working for a baker; about water by falling into a stream while working with fishermen; about the earth by hurting his back while employed with a gardner; and about air by crashing into a tree while an assistant to a balloonist. The comic strip concludes with Louis as a civil engineer.

Subjects: Accidents--France--1830-1870
Balloons (Aircraft)--1830-1870
Children--Education--France--1830-1870
Natural phenomena--France--1830-1870

Original Media: Lithograph

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