The unfortunate deception (The Illustrious Fairies, 1710)

Image series :

Les illustres fées, contes galans, Amsterdam, E. Roger, 1710

Notice précédente Notice n°0 sur 11

Date :

1710

Type of image :

Gravure sur bois

Topic :

Fiction du 17e siècle

Storage Location :

Munich, Bayerische Staatbibliothek

P.o.gall. 780

Description

A prince flees his father's court to avoid an imposed marriage. He is welcomed into the court of a young king, whose favorite he becomes. This young king has a sister, who is raised in a tower, forbidden to see anyone outside her family, according to the custom of the land. One day, however, the young king causes his favorite to take a serious fall from his horse, not far from his sister's castle. The injured young prince is treated by the princess's surgeons, who can't believe he's as perfect as his brother tells him he is.
Eventually, the young king leads his sister to the castle. Finally, the young king brings his sister to his favorite's bedside, so she can see for herself how perfect he is. The wounded prince immediately falls madly in love...

History :

2. This engraving has no equivalent in the edition of Paris, M.-M. Brunet, 1698, Bnf call number Y2-8798, Arsenal 8-BL-19106, poor quality microfilm reproduced on Gallica.
P. 281 in the 1698 ed.: a simple band surmounts the title of the tale, composed of two putti seated back to back, each on a cornucopia.

Textual Sources :

[Chev. de Mailly,] Les Illustres fées contes galants déd aux dames, La Haye 1698

Technical Data

Notice #010003

Image HD

Past ID :

A9322

Image editing :

Image web

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