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The Suitcase that was Found (Lesage, Selected Works, 1810, vol. 11) - Marillier

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Date :
1783
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre
PQ 1997 .A1 1810
Signed work
Legend

Description

A young marquis and his companion, both petit-maîtres, find a suitcase full of letters in the forest, next to a corpse being fought over by their hunting dogs. Returning to the marquis's home, they give the letters to the priest to read.

The scene of the discovery of the corpse is depicted at the top of the engraving.

History :
  1. Signed below the engraving on the left "Macret Sculp."
    Legend: "la Valise trouvée."
Textual Sources :
Lesage, La valise trouvée (1740)

Technical Data

Notice #024873

Image HD

Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Bibliothèque numérique Internet Archive (https://archive.org)