Une sainte alliance (à propos d'u billet doux.) No. 4 from Politique des Femmes
Artist
Paul Gavarni
(French, 1804 - 1866)
Date1839; 1842
Mediumlithograph
DimensionsImage: 20 x 15.2 cm (20 x 15.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Robert Getscher from the Getscher-Wilkinson Collection
CultureFrench
PortfolioPolitique des femmes
Catalogue raisonnéArmelhault & Bocher, 313.1183.IV, 2nd state.
Object numberPC2014.14.253
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionAn old woman holds in her hands a letter she has just read to the man sitting beside her, hands on his knees. A young girl stands behind them, arranging her hair in a mirror; an older woman wearing a bonnet leans her elbow on the seat, looking over the woman's shoulder. Published in Le Figaro, 12 May 1839; published in Le Charivari, 26 May 1842. This record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
1925
1937; pub. 1939
2013
1915; pub. 1929