Edmond and Gaudet slaughtering, (The Perverted Peasant, Esprit 1782, fig68) - Binet

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Edmond and Gaudet slaughtering, (The Perverted Peasant, Esprit 1782, fig68) - Binet

Edmond and Gaudet slaughtering, (The Perverted Peasant, Esprit 1782, fig68) - Binet

Image series :
Rétif de la Bretonne, Le Paysan perverti, Paris, Esprit, 1782

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Artist :
Le Roy, Jacques (1739-?)
Binet, Louis (1744-1800)
Date :
1782
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre
Topic :
18th century fiction
Storage Location :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Réserve
Rés Smith-Lesouef 1490

Description

Figure 68
Subject. This frightening painting is the most terrible of all those in Le Paysan. Edmond and Gaudet, accused of poisoning, are arrested at their homes. The former wants to help the frightened Mrs Parangon. He is prevented from doing so, flies into a rage, grabs a bayonet, strikes and kills. Mrs Parangon lies unconscious in front of him, surrounded by lifeless corpses. Zéphire follows Edmond, who, feeling restrained, strikes her from behind without seeing her. She is supported by Laure. Gaudet, despite his fury, is horrified by this blow; he urges Edmond to flee, saying: ‘Save yourself! You can still live... I am nearing the end of my career.’

History :
  1. Signed lower left ‘Binet Inv[enit]’, lower right ‘J.a Le Roy Scul’.
  2. Volume IV. Letter CCII. Plate opposite p. 6.
Indexed items :
Personnage endormi ou évanoui
La scène a un public
Textual Sources :
Rétif de la Bretonne, Le Paysan perverti (1782)
éd. François Jost, L’Age d’homme, 1977, t. 2, p. 267

Technical Data

Notice #000710

Image HD

Past ID :
A0029
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Bibliothèque numérique Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France (https://gallica.bnf.fr)
Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France

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