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In February-March 1875.

Arthur Rimbaud meets Paul Verlaine in Stuttgart, Germany, after Verlaine's release from prison, and gives him the manuscript of his poems Illuminations. Rimbaud stops writing literature entirely at the age of 20.

The texts follow Rimbaud's peregrinations in 1873 from Reading where he had hoped to find steady work, to Charleville and Stuttgart in 1875.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminations_(poetry_collection)

Original publication:
https://athena.unige.ch/athena/rimbaud/rimbaud-les-illuminations.html

Rimbaud at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/33825

Henri Fantin-Latour, Un coin de table; détail: Verlaine et Rimbaud (1872) Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. The image focuses on Paul Verlaine (left) and Arthur Rimbaud (right), two renowned French poets. Verlaine has a receding hairline, a beard, and a serious expression. He is dressed in dark formal attire, sitting upright with his hands on the table. Rimbaud, younger and with wavy, unkempt hair, rests his head on one hand while gazing at the viewer with an intense, somewhat dreamy expression. The scene is dimly lit, with a muted color palette emphasizing the contrast between the figures and the background. On the table, there is a glass of wine and a glass decanter, reinforcing the bohemian and intellectual atmosphere.