Light Woman Collection

Cover of " The Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1898_10_1: Cree du coeur - Anti feminism, Leisure, Fashion
ICA4839074 Cover of " The Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1898_10_1: Cree du coeur - Anti feminism, Leisure, Fashion, Mountain Mountaineering Climbing

Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1904_1_6: Combes Emile (1835-1921) Illustration by J Wely
ICA4939556 Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1904_1_6: Combes Emile (1835-1921) Illustration by J Wely; (add.info.: Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B)

Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_7_30: Dance, Adultere, Paternite - Illustration by H
ICA4937731 Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_7_30: Dance, Adultere, Paternite - Illustration by H

France: Fancy photo card showing a girl with a fan, 1910
LUX4725724 France: Fancy photo card showing a girl with a fan, 1910; (add.info.: France: Fancy photo card showing a girl with a fan, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 102, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4874791 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 102, Satirique en Couleurs, 1907_3_10: Cover drawing - Anticlericalism - Bombance/Gourmandise, Lust

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 94, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4874771 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 94, Satirique en Couleurs, 1907_1_13: Anticlericalism - Lust - Cardinals; (add.info.: Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)"

Cover of " L'Indiscret", number 1, Satirique en N & B, 1904_1_6: Combes Emile (1835-1921)
ICA4943460 Cover of " L'Indiscret", number 1, Satirique en N & B, 1904_1_6: Combes Emile (1835-1921), Diable Illustration by J Wely; (add.info.: Cover of " L'Indiscret")

Portrait of Louis-Francis-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (1696-1788) old libertine
ELD4900328 Portrait of Louis-Francis-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (1696-1788) old libertine, at the little rise of Jeanne Becu, Madame du Barry (1743-1793)

Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_3_5: Eve - Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930)
ICA4937493 Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_3_5: Eve - Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930); (add.info.: Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B)

Illustration of H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 30/10/09 - Serious title - Antimaconism Freemaking
ICA4863649 Illustration of H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 30/10/09 - Serious title - Antimaconism Freemaking, Restaurant Cafes, Fashion, Hat

Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 19/06/09 - The information - Love, Hat, Flowers
ICA4863438 Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 19/06/09 - The information - Love, Hat, Flowers, Gastronomy cook; (add.info.: Illustration by H)

Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 13/02/09 - Question de date - Fashion, Hat
ICA4863075 Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 13/02/09 - Question de date - Fashion, Hat, Internal architecture; (add.info.: Illustration by H)

Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_3_19: Fashion - Women - Illustration by Louis Vallet
ICA4937519 Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_3_19: Fashion - Women - Illustration by Louis Vallet (1856-1940) by Vallet

Giovanni Giacomo Casanova with one of his conquests, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4835473 Giovanni Giacomo Casanova with one of his conquests, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giovanni Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer and writer

Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_8_20: Amour - Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930)
ICA4937789 Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_8_20: Amour - Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930); (add.info.: Cover of " L'Indiscret")

Humorous drawing of an elegant 19th century
LSE4112483 Humorous drawing of an elegant 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous drawing of an elegant 19th century.); Photo © Leonard de Selva

First World War: France, Propaganda map showing the use of the belt for hairy people with pun and naked women, 1915
LUX4739905 First World War: France, Propaganda map showing the use of the belt for hairy people with pun and naked women, 1915; (add.info)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Publication of the newspaper L'intransigent - by Henri Rochefort
LUX4726520 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Publication of the newspaper L'intransigent - by Henri Rochefort, 1904 - politics I don't care; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Octave et Berthe surprised by her husband Auguste (Auguste brokes down the door)
ELD4895640 Octave et Berthe surprised by her husband Auguste (Auguste brokes down the door and discovers his wife Berthe with her lover Octave Mouret)

Giovanni Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer and writer, with one of his conquests from " Memoires de
ELD4835832 Giovanni Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer and writer, with one of his conquests from " Memoires de Jacques Casanova de Seingalt" 19th century (engraving)

Illustration by Andre Wely (1873-1910) for the Cover of Le Rire, 08/08/08 - The invoice - Hygiene, Fashion, Hat
ICA4862487 Illustration by Andre Wely (1873-1910) for the Cover of Le Rire, 08/08/08 - The invoice - Hygiene, Fashion, Hat, Bathtub

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285528 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti clerical)

Cover of " L'Indiscret", N & B Satirique, 1902_11_26: Housing - Illustration by Gil Baer (1859-1931)
ICA4937899 Cover of " L'Indiscret", N & B Satirique, 1902_11_26: Housing - Illustration by Gil Baer (1859-1931) by Baer, Gil (Gilbaer)

Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 04/06/10 - Ostreiculture - Love, Fashion, Hat
ICA4864204 Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 04/06/10 - Ostreiculture - Love, Fashion, Hat; (add.info.: Illustration by H)

Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_9_3: Fashion - Women - Illustration by H
ICA4937775 Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_9_3: Fashion - Women - Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930); (add.info.: Cover of " L'Indiscret")

First World War: France, Patriotic Map Showing Hairy Permission in Paris Fun with Women of Little Virtue, 1915
LUX4739457 First World War: France, Patriotic Map Showing Hairy Permission in Paris Fun with Women of Little Virtue, 1915; (add.info)

Ancient Rome: " Portrait of Messaline (Valeria Messalina) (17/20-48) wife of emperor Claude
ELD4890145 Ancient Rome: " Portrait of Messaline (Valeria Messalina) (17/20-48) wife of emperor Claude and great debauchee" (Ancient rome)

An orgiastic dinner at the time of the Regency, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4900008 An orgiastic dinner at the time of the Regency, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: An orgiastic dinner at the time of the regency of Philippe II)

Ancient Rome: " Portrait of Messalina (Valeria Messalina) (17/20-48) wife of Emperor Claude
ELD4874706 Ancient Rome: " Portrait of Messalina (Valeria Messalina) (17/20-48) wife of Emperor Claude and great debauchee with her lover Caius Silius (died 48)" (Ancient rome)

Giovanni Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer and writer, with Nina one of his conquests - Engraving
ELD4835814 Giovanni Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer and writer, with Nina one of his conquests - Engraving from "Memoires de Jacques Casanova de Seingalt" 19th century

L odalisque. Painting by Francois Boucher (1703 - 1770), 1743. Musee du Louvre, Paris
GIA4766069 L odalisque. Painting by FranAzois Boucher (1703 - 1770), 1743. Musee du Louvre, Paris. by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: L odalisque)

Lush Cleopatra Painting by Giuseppe Amisani (1879-1941) Dim 210x190 cm Mede Palazzo Comunale
QUA5038737 Lush Cleopatra Painting by Giuseppe Amisani (1879-1941) Dim 210x190 cm Mede Palazzo Comunale; (add.info.: Lush Cleopatra Painting by Giuseppe Amisani (1879-1941)

Rolla. Painting by Henri Gervex (1852 - 1929). 1878. Musee des Beaux Arts de Bordeaux
GIA4762427 Rolla. Painting by Henri Gervex (1852 - 1929). 1878. Musee des Beaux Arts de Bordeaux. by Gervex, Henri (1852-1929); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux, France; (add.info.: Rolla)

Feasts organized by the Jesuits, receiving the visit of young women, at the Abbey of Saint-Acheul a Amiens under
ELD4884378 Feasts organized by the Jesuits, receiving the visit of young women, at the Abbey of Saint-Acheul a Amiens under the Restoration, 1815 ca

The aggressor punished After "the gascon punished", tale by Jean de la Fontaine
JLJ4643125 The aggressor punished After " the gascon punished", tale by Jean de la Fontaine. Drawing by Jean Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) 18th century Private collection by Fragonard

Christ and the Woman Adultere Painting on Cardboard by Jobst Harrich (1580-1617) 1617 Sun. 0, 73x0, 84 m
JLJ4684531 Christ and the Woman Adultere Painting on Cardboard by Jobst Harrich (1580-1617) 1617 Sun. 0, 73x0, 84 m by Harrich, Jobst (1580-1617); Louvre, Paris

Last shout prison - Humbert was promised for my picket, relating to the affair of banker Marie Alexandre Boulaine
XEE4157032 Last shout prison - Humbert was promised for my picket, relating to the affair of banker Marie Alexandre Boulaine, published in Le Rire, December 6, 1902 (engraving) by Camara

A cafe singing in Bourg Leopold. Engraving by A. Hubert to illustrate the story La
LSE4334361 A cafe singing in Bourg Leopold. Engraving by A.Hubert to illustrate the story La Belgique, by Camille Lemonnier, in le tour du monde 1886, directed by Edouard Charton (1807-1890)

A banquet in Lauramarca (Lower Peru), a man surrounded by Indian women
LSE4328932 A banquet in Lauramarca (Lower Peru), a man surrounded by Indian women, is served and pampered, while, taking advantage of his distraction, his servants clash without his knowledge

Cartoon about Parisian couples. A woman cheats on her old husband: "_
XEE4166802 Cartoon about Parisian couples. A woman cheats on her old husband: " _... you are no longer young; you can detelate from one moment to the next; so if I only had you, what am I fresh

Cartoon about Parisian women. A woman admires her new teeth in a mirror
XEE4166777 Cartoon about Parisian women. A woman admires her new teeth in a mirror. Engraving in " Petity Journal pour Rire", 1879

Cover of "Le Rire", Satirique en Couleurs, 1898_9_10 : fashion, paternity
ICA4839059 Cover of " Le Rire", Satirique en Couleurs, 1898_9_10 : fashion, paternity, twins (engraving) by Metivet, Lucien (1863-1930); (add.info.: Couverture de " Le Rire")

Illustration by Abel Faivre (1867-1945) for the Cover of Le Rire, 22 / 03 / 13 - Art
ICA4865865 Illustration by Abel Faivre (1867-1945) for the Cover of Le Rire, 22/03/13 - Art, Nudite - Painters artists, Model (who poses) by Faivre

Cover of "Les Contemporains", number 13
ICA4859690 Cover of " Les Contemporains", number 13, 1881 - Illustration by Alfred Le Petitty (1841-1909): Vine leaf, Nudite - Louise or Albertine Chalvet

Cover of "Le Grelot", number 1342, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4923876 Cover of " Le Grelot", number 1342, Satirique en Couleurs, 1896_12_27: La depopulation - Anticlericalism, Feminism anti, Valenciennes - Marriage of religious - Femmes

L Plate au beurre, number 410, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_2_6: Social, Radicalism
ICA4912612 L Plate au beurre, number 410, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_2_6: Social, Radicalism, Life of the rich, Emutes revolts - Briand Aristide - Illustration by Aristide Delannoy (1874-1911)

Collage "L Annonciation"- by Jindrich Styrsky (1899-1942
XEE4109057 Collage " L Annonciation" - by Jindrich Styrsky (1899-1942) (29 of 40.5), 1941, coll particulere by Styrsky

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"Light Woman: A Captivating Journey Through Art and Literature" Step into the world of "Light Woman, " a captivating exploration of femininity, desire, and societal norms depicted in various artworks and literary works. Francois Boucher's enchanting painting, "L'Odalisque, " transports us to an exotic realm where a woman bathed in light embodies sensuality and allure. Her beauty mesmerizes as she reclines gracefully, inviting us to delve deeper into her mysterious world. Henri Gervex's masterpiece, "Rolla, " unveils the complexities of passion and temptation. The eponymous character succumbs to his desires while gazing at a seductive woman who lures him into her web of pleasure. This evocative piece challenges societal conventions surrounding love and lust. Guy de Maupassant's short story "La Maison Tellier" takes us on a journey through the lives of prostitutes who captivate sailors with their irresistible charm. In G. Lemoine's illustration, we witness one such encounter as a sailor falls under the spell of these alluring women amidst the backdrop of 19th-century France. The Jesuits' feasts at Saint-Acheul Abbey during the Restoration era provide another glimpse into society's fascination with female companionship. Young women grace these banquets, adding an air of excitement as they mingle with clergymen against a backdrop of opulence. "The Genius Extinguished by Pleasure or Abuse" depicts how indulgence can lead to downfall—a cautionary tale reminding us that even brilliance can be overshadowed by excessive pursuit of pleasure. Adolphe (Willette)'s satirical illustration on the cover of "L'Indiscret" sheds light on antisemitism—an unfortunate reality that plagued society at the turn-of-the-century—highlighting prejudices faced by certain individuals within this complex narrative.