Two young men are approached by a prostitute: she is a clothed skeleton holding a made-up mask in front of her face, representing syphilis. Lithograph by J.J. Grandville, 1830.

  • Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847.
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[1830]
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36608i
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Voyage pour l'eternité
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Two young men are approached by a prostitute: she is a clothed skeleton holding a made-up mask in front of her face, representing syphilis. Lithograph by J.J. Grandville, 1830. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Paris (rue St. Jacques No. 36 et Galerie Vero Dodat.) : Bulla et Aubert, [1830] ([Paris?] : Lith. de Langlumé)

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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; sheet 22.2 x 30.4 cm.

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Voulez vous monter chez moi, mon petit Monsieur, vous n'en serez pas faché, allez. J. Grandville.

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Wellcome Collection 36608i

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