5208291 Illustration from an edition of 15th Century French poet Francois Villon\'s Ballade des Pendus (Ballad of the Hanged), believed to have been written when he was in prison awaiting execution (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from an edition of 15th Century French poet Francois Villon\'s Ballade des Pendus (Ballad of the Hanged), believed to have been written when he was in prison awaiting execution. Illustration from Illustrierte Geschichte der Wellitteratur, by Dr Johannes Scherr (Frank sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, c1895).); by Look and Learn.