The prior of the Abbaye Saint-Martin-des-Champs in Paris, aided by a young monk, attempts to persuade Sister Marie Héroët give him sexual gratification at the convent of Gif. Etching by L. Halbou after S. Freudenberg.

  • Freudenberger, Sigmund, 1745-1801.
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1780
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29828i
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The prior of the Abbaye Saint-Martin-des-Champs in Paris, aided by a young monk, attempts to persuade Sister Marie Héroët give him sexual gratification at the convent of Gif. Etching by L. Halbou after S. Freudenberg. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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An episode in the Nouvelles of Marguerite de Navarre, sister of King François I, apparently communicated to her by Antoine Héroët, who plays a part in the story

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[Berne] : [publisher not identified]

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1 print : etching ; image 10.2 x 6.1 cm

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S. Freudenberg inv. L. Halbou sculp.

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Yves Bruand, Michèle Hébert, and Yves Sjöberg, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome XI, Paris 1970, pp. 207-208, no. 106 ("103-127. Illustr, dans : Marguerite de Navarre. Nouvelles ..., Berne, 1780-1781, 3 vol. in-8o. Vingt-cinq vignettes d'après Freudeberg (H. 0m113 X L. 0m063) en tête des … 22e … nouvelles")

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Wellcome Collection 29828i

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