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Makin, vignette (Baculard d'Arnaud, The Trials of Emotion vol4) - Marillier
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Date :
1777
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Storage Location :
RESERVE 8-BL-19038 (4)
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Description
Marin and Hélène, two lovers who have fled their family homes to live their love to the full, have washed up on an island where they spend many years in autarky. Their children are born and raised there, forming a harmonious little community.
The vignette depicts a moment when Makin is picking fruit while Hélène, surrounded by her children, places it in a basket. The idyllic setting evokes an earthly paradise, a symbol of simple, virtuous happiness.
History :
- Signed and dated below the engraving, left "C. p. Marillier fct. 1776", right "J Maillet [?] Sculpeit."
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Technical Data
Notice #025515
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Image web
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Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France