‎PEAKE, R.B.‎
‎L Morgue Paris Morgue and a public spectacle of death‎

‎London W. Sams 1822 Un bel exemplaire de cette aquatinte inhabituelle colorée à la main. Produite à l'origine par Peake, en 1816, elle a été reproduite dans "A tour through Paris" de Sams en 1822. Des touristes contemplent les cadavres dans la morgue, avec un gardien qui fume. Il y a plusieurs spectateurs, une femme se cachant le visage des corps avec un enfant intéressé. Un soldat regarde nonchalamment, etc. Sujet inhabituel, la morgue était une attraction touristique populaire jusqu'à sa fermeture au public en 1807. L'estampe mesure 19 cm x 26 cm. La feuille mesure 25 cm x 35 cm. Il y a un peu de manipulation sur la feuille, mais la coloration est en excellente condition. Paris Musées : G.33019. Collection Wellcome 6158i.‎

Reference : 4728


‎A lovely copy of this unusual hand coloured aquatint. Originally produced by Peake, in 1816, this was reproduced in Sams' "A tour through Paris" in 1822. Tourists gaze upon the dead bodies in the mortuary, with a smoking caretaker. There are several onlookers, a woman hiding her face from the bodies with an interested child. A soldier gazing nonchalantly etc. An unusual subject, the morgue was a popular tourist attraction until finally closed to the public in 1807. Print is 19cm x 26cm. Sheet is 25cm x 35cm. There is a touch of handling to the sheet, but the colouring is in excellent condition. Paris Musées: G.33019. Wellcome Collection 6158i. .‎

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