Paul et Virginie, Petitpierre et Cie, (Nantes, France, 1770–1848), Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave, A series of pictorial vignettes illustrating the story of Paul and Virginia as originally told in the novel by Bernadin de St-Pierre (1788) and later in an opera (which changed the ending of the original story) by Kreutzer and Favieres (1791). Scenes include a shipwreck and scenes on a tropical island. In red on white., Nantes, France, ca. 1795, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile, Textile

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