Van Gogh's death occurs in the early…
July 1890 CE
Van Gogh had been shot in the stomach, either by himself or by others, and dies two days later.
Adeline Ravoux, the innkeeper's daughter who was only thirteen at the time, will clearly recall the incidents of July 1890.
In an account written when she is seventy-six, reinforced by her father's repeated reminders, she explains how on July 27, van Gogh left the inn after breakfast.
When he had not returned by dusk, given the artist's regular habits, the family became worried.
He finally arrived after nightfall, probably around 9 pm, holding his stomach. Adeline's mother asked whether there was a problem.
Van Gogh started to answer with difficulty, "No, but I have..." as he climbed the stairs up to his room.
Her father thought he could hear groans and found van Gogh curled up in bed.
When he asked whether he was ill, van Gogh showed him a wound near his heart explaining: "I tried to kill myself."
During the night, van Gogh admitted he had set out for the wheat field where he had recently been painting.
During the afternoon he had shot himself with a revolver and passed out.
Revived by the coolness of the evening, he had tried in vain to find the revolver to complete the act.
He then returned to the inn.
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