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Artist
- Name:
- Desenne, Alexandre
- Dates:
- 1785-1827
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives, Ornaments & patterns
- Technique:
- Metal engraving
- Engraver:
- Coupé, Antoine Jean Baptiste
- Format:
- Portrait (taller), Tondo
- Source:
- Robarts Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- L'hermite de la Chaussée-d'Antin, vol. 2
- Author(s):
- Jouy, Étienne de
- Publisher:
- Paris: Pillet, 1814
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
A colored woman takes off her shawl and appears naked from the waist up as, behind her, a military officer shows some agitation. The decorative background includes a blindfolded figure holding a torch, palm trees and a stake catching fire.
The caption reads in the original French: Histoire d’un shall [sic].
Keywords: 1810s, 19th century, black & white, fire, L'hermite..., nudity
