Louise Chevalier in the role of Virginie is feeding water from her hands into the mouth of a black man in a loin-cloth. Mezzotint by J. Ward, 1799, after C. Henard.

  • Hénard, Charles.
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1799
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32265i
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view Louise Chevalier in the role of Virginie is feeding water from her hands into the mouth of a black man in a loin-cloth. Mezzotint by J. Ward, 1799, after C. Henard.

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Louise Chevalier in the role of Virginie is feeding water from her hands into the mouth of a black man in a loin-cloth. Mezzotint by J. Ward, 1799, after C. Henard. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Apparently an episode in an opera 'Paul et Virginie, ou le Triomphe de la vertu' (1794) composed by Jean-François Le Sueur with book by Alphonse du Congé Dubreuil , based on Paul et Virginie, 1788, by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. Identified in the British Museum online catalogue as an episode in 'Paul and Virginia,' a musical drama by James Cobb, but that is said to have been launched at Covent Garden on 1 May 1800, whereas the published form of the present mezzotint bears the date August 1799

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1 print : mezzotint ; image 44.3 x 36 cm

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Wellcome Collection 32265i

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