As a young man kisses a young lady's hand, another woman shuts the door fast to prevent an older man (husband of the first woman) from gettting into the room. Engraving by S.-J. Petit, 179-, after L. Boilly.

  • Boilly, Louis, 1761-1845.
Date:
[between 1790 and 1799]
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28847i
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À Paris (rue St Jean de Beauvais no. 4) : chez Mondhare et Jean, [between 1790 and 1799]

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 42 x 47 cm

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Poussey ferme. Peint par Boilly. Gravé par Petit. Ecrit par Bariolle jeune Bears calligraphic lettering by Bariolle the younger

Edition

[Bréton and Zuber state II of 3: state with imprint of Mondhare et Jean, and credit of lettering to Bariolle jeune]

References note

Étienne Bréton and Pascal Zuber, Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1761-1845: le peintre de la société parisienne de Louis XVI à Louis-Philippe, Paris: Arthena, 2019, vol. II, pp. 537, 853-854, no. 1875E

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Wellcome Collection 28847i

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