Harley offers Agnès to run away with him (Agnès, t2, Maradan, An VII) - Tardieu the Elder

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Harley offers Agnès to run away with him (Agnès, t2, Maradan, An VII) - Tardieu the Elder

Harley offers Agnès to run away with him (Agnès, t2, Maradan, An VII) - Tardieu the Elder

Image series :
Gothique 1799 : Anna Maria Bennett, Agnès de Courci, Paris, Maradan, An VII

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Artist :
Tardieu, Pierre-Alexandre (1756-1844)
Date :
1799
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre
Topic :
18th century fiction
Storage Location :
Munich, Bayerische Staatbibliothek
P.o.angl. 32-2
Signed work
Legend

Description

Harley has earned a commission to leave for the army but, in love with Agnes, he dreads the separation. Agnes makes a secret rendezvous with him at midnight shortly before his departure, to see him one last time, but Harley offers to leave with him. Frightened, and thinking that Harley is just a seducer after all, she flees.

History :
  1. Signed lower left: "Tardieu l'Ainé Sc."
    Legend: "She began to burst into tears, and suddenly she ran away."
Textual Sources :
Bennett, Anna-Maria (1760-1808)

Technical Data

Notice #024428

Image HD

Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Bibliothèque numérique de Bavière, Munich (Münchener DigitalisierungsZentrum, https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de)
Copyright / Photographer :
Licence CC0 1.0 universel

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