909619 Illustration from Les Mis矇rables, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean Valjean escapes from the Picpus Convent with the help of the gardener who hides him in a coffin then frees him once it has been buried. - Published in Cent dessins : Extraits des oeuvres de Victor Hugo; Victor Marie Hugo (1802 ??1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He is considered one of the greatest and best known French writers. ); Prismatic Pictures ; French, out of copyright.