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Amourette Louis XV, 1905

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: 146-150

Scope and Contents

Set of five postcards with a photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene involving a marquis and marquise. Each card includes a brief caption on near lower margin of the recto with a line of dialog. The first scene shows the female aristocrat seated by herself reading a book; the male aristocrat arrives and ultimately persuades her in the final scene. Same series depicted in cards 67-68 and 310.

Dates

  • 1905

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, French

Extent

380 items. (713 items.)

Physical Description

Applied color

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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