Trait d’amour conjugal
1852
Edmé Jean Pigal captures a raucous moment of 19th-century French life in this 1852 print, where a tipsy-looking man in a top hat literally sweeps a woman off her feet outside a tavern. The sign behind them advertises 'Rendez-vous des Amis' (Meeting place of friends) and cheap wine, hinting that this 'Act of Marital Love' (as the title translates) might be fueled by a few too many drinks. While the man beams with delight, the woman looks startled as he carries her away, while drinking buddies in the background look on with amusement.
- Technique
- Hand-colored lithograph
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