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The Night, plate 1 from Paul et Virginie
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820)LinkedCulture matchlcp-1d377065f77e
- Date
- 1795
- Medium
- Etching and engraving printed in yellow, blue, red, and black inks on paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 28766
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
Night falls as Paul and Virginie are returning from the plantation, and they stop, fatigued and hungry, with little hope of finding their way home. Suddenly, they hear the familiar barking of their dog Fidèle, and they see Domingue, one of the two enslaved people owned by their family, running anxiously toward them out of the woods. Domingue was sent to find the children by their concerned mothers, but on his way through the jungle he passed the plantation and learned of the fugitive woman’s dire fate.
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- The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection
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- Object type
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