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1 print : engraving ; platemark 42 x 47 cm

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

<p>Supposed (by Le Bas?) to show "the ancient port of Messina", possibly owing to Louis XIV's support for Messina's secession from Spain. Left foreground, a man seated on a chest plays a guitar to a woman, while two other string instruments are placed to one side; to right of them, a pedlar sells a clay pipe to another man. Centre, two men fighting, watched by two (Spanish?) men, one of whom draws his sword. Right, barrels being brought ashore in a rowing boat from a French ship in the harbour. A clock on the left gives the time as 7 o'clock, interpreted by the Louvre as sunset rather than dawn</p>

1 print : engraving and etching ; image 43.8 x 60.4 cm

A sea port: palatial buildings on the left, ships on the right, and people on the shore in the centre. Engraving by J.Ph. Le Bas and Petit after Claude Lorraine.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 44.5 x 49 cm

A man about to make love to a young woman in a private room in an inn is warned by his servant at the door that they are being watched. Engraving by Petit after L. Boilly, 179-.

1 print : engraving, with etching and stipple ; platemark 42.8 x 48.8 cm

A young woman in a state of undress is disturbed with a young man by an angry older man (her father?): they denounce each other while the lover hides behind a screen and the young woman's maid makes a gesture. Engraving by Petit after L. Boilly, 179-.

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

A sea port: palatial buildings on the left, ships on the right, and people on the shore in the centre. Engraving by J.Ph. Le Bas and Petit after Claude Lorraine.

A man about to make love to a young woman in a private room in an inn is warned by his servant at the door that they are being watched. Engraving by Petit after L. Boilly, 179-.

A young woman in a state of undress is disturbed with a young man by an angry older man (her father?): they denounce each other while the lover hides behind a screen and the young woman's maid makes a gesture. Engraving by Petit after L. Boilly, 179-.

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

A sea port: palatial buildings on the left, ships on the right, and people on the shore in the centre. Engraving by J.Ph. Le Bas and Petit after Claude Lorraine.

A man about to make love to a young woman in a private room in an inn is warned by his servant at the door that they are being watched. Engraving by Petit after L. Boilly, 179-.

A young woman in a state of undress is disturbed with a young man by an angry older man (her father?): they denounce each other while the lover hides behind a screen and the young woman's maid makes a gesture. Engraving by Petit after L. Boilly, 179-.

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