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10 June 1873

Arthur Rimbaud, wounded  by his close îiend Paul Verlaine,

lying in bed at Mrs (Anne) Pincemaille's flat. Painted by Jef Rosmans

Who, Where, Why?

A good idea of what happened between these days was explained by Bernard Bousmanne in his book:

Reviens, reviens, cher ami - Rimbaud - Verlaine, l'affaire de Bruxelles -

avec la collaboration de la bibliothèque royale de Belgique (Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 2006)

On the other side a lot of various contradictorious versions has been made as we found  in the following publication

(De Standaard, "Cultuur en Media", p. 29 - wednesday 20 Oct 2004)

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Arthur Rimbaud

as seen by his close îiend Paul Verlaine in : "The Accused Poets":

"The man was tall, well-built, almost athletic, with the perfectly oval face of an angel in exile,

 with untidy light brown hair and eyes of a disturbing pale blue"

see also the Biography of Arthur Rimbaud, °1854 Charleville, Ard 08, î- +1891; Marseille, î

"Rimbaud wounded - 1873" painting by Jef Rosman. Collection Rimbaud's Museum, Charleville. © photograph all right reserved.     Behind Rimbaud is written :   Epilogue      à la   Française.       Portrait du   Français   Arthur   Rimbaud   blessé après boire par son intime le   poète Français Paul Verlaine. Sur   nature   par     Jef Rosman           chez Me Pincemaille, marchande de tabac, Rue des Bouchers à Bruxelles.         "French epilogue / Portrait of the French Arthur Rimbaud, wounded after drink by his close îiend the French poet Paul Verlaine / Painted from life by Jef Rosman / at Mrs Pincemaille's flat, tobacconist's shopassistant, Rue Des Bouchers in Brussels"