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A young woman sits looking longingly at a locket which holds the portrait of the man she loves, who is away from her. Engraving by N. De Launay after N. Lavreince.

A gentlemen pays an unexpected call on a lady friend only to discover she is in the middle of having an enema. Line engraving by F. Dequevauviller, 1786, after N. Lafrensen the younger.

A man and a woman walking in a garden towards a sculpture of Cupid. Stipple engraving by S. Benossi after N. Lavrince.

Two women with bird cages sitting in a garden; representing virginity and its loss. Colour process print by Charaire after De Brea after N. Lavreince.

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A young woman sits looking longingly at a locket which holds the portrait of the man she loves, who is away from her. Engraving by N. De Launay after N. Lavreince.

A gentlemen pays an unexpected call on a lady friend only to discover she is in the middle of having an enema. Line engraving by F. Dequevauviller, 1786, after N. Lafrensen the younger.

A man and a woman walking in a garden towards a sculpture of Cupid. Stipple engraving by S. Benossi after N. Lavrince.

Two women with bird cages sitting in a garden; representing virginity and its loss. Colour process print by Charaire after De Brea after N. Lavreince.