book of prints;
print
- Museum number
- 1861,1012.1862.1897
- Description
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'Les Grisettes, leur moeurs, leurs habitudes, leurs bonnes qualités, leurs préjugés, leurs erreurs, leurs faiblesses, &c' (Paris: Giraldon-Bovinet) 1828; series of 36 lithographs after Monnier showing French young women, most plates showing a young woman interacting with a man. Bound with engraved title-page, in burgundy cloth with gold lettering on spine.
Hand-coloured lithographs, engraved title-page
- Production date
- 1828
- Dimensions
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Height: 295 millimetres (approx. sheet size)
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Width: 215 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The term 'grisettes' refers originally to the working-class French women, later evolving to signify the independent young working women of bohemian Paris.
Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Les grisettes
- Acquisition date
- 1861
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1861,1012.1862.1897
