Liebman, cul-de-lampe (Baculard d'Arnaud, The Trials of Emotion vol3) - De Longueil after Marillier
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Date :
1775
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre
Topic :
Storage Location :
RESERVE 8-BL-19038 (3)
Signed work
Description
The cul-de-lampe closes the short story Liebman and depicts a putto murmuring in the ear of a veiled young woman, who raises her finger to the sky. This image can be interpreted as an allusion to Amélie, the virtuous young girl who died of love for Count Liebman.
History :
- Signed below the engraving on the left "C. p. Marillier inv.", on the right "j. De Longueil spl".
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Technical Data
Notice #025501
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France