A libertine at dinner with two ladies, France, 18th century. The rake in powdered wig with pigtail tied in a ribbon, black coat, dining with beauties under a chandelier. Famous roues include the 3rd Duke of Richelieu. Le Roue. Handcoloured steel engraving by Deschamps after an illustration by Tony Johannot from Augustin Challamel's Autrefois ou Le Bon Vieux Temps, Types de 18e Siecle, Challamel et Cie, 1842.

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