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How long was Paul Verlaine imprisoned for wounding Arthur Rimbaud?
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Paul Verlaine
Paul Verlaine, detail from Un Coin de table, oil painting by Henri Fantin-Latour, 1872; in the Louvre, Paris.
Paul Verlaine was sentenced to two years of imprisonment for wounding Arthur Rimbaud with a revolver during an emotional confrontation in Brussels on July 10, 1873. He served this sentence at Mons, eventually leaving prison in January 1875.12