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-.

  • Boilly, Louis, 1761-1845.
Date:
[between 1790 and 1799]
Reference:
674945i
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Publication/Creation

À Paris (rue St Jean de Beauvais no. 4) : chez Mondhare et Jean, [between 1790 and 1799]

Physical description

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

Contributors

Lettering

Ah! ah! qu'il est sot. Peint par Boilly. Gravé par Petit. Bears calligraphic lettering, possibly by Bariolle the younger, who signed the lettering in a companion print ("Poussey ferme")

Creator/production credits

A companion print is attributed in the British Museum catalogue to Simon Petit, though there are other engravers called Petit

Reference

Wellcome Collection 674945i

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