Fanny, cul-de-lampe (Baculard d'Arnaud, The Trials of Emotion vol1) - De Ghendt after Eisen
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Notice précédente Notice n°3 sur 63 Notice suivante
Date :
1770
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre
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Storage Location :
RESERVE 8-BL-19038 (1)
Signed work
Description
The sentence featured on this cul-de-lampe is the motto of the Order of the Garter, said to have been uttered by Edward III of England after his favorite had dropped his garter.
History :
- Devise on belt: "HONNI SOIT IL QUI MAL Y PENSE".
Signed below: "Ch. Eisen inv.", right "E. De Ghendt Sculp."
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Technical Data
Notice #025479
Image editing :
Image web
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Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France