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(French, 1804–1866)
La Prison pour dettes (Debtor’s Prison), 1838
Lithograph
Gift of Eugene L. Garbaty, 1951.79.131
Gavarni himself spent time in the debtor’s prison at Clichy.
Mr. ... , que ses folies pour la femme de son ami ont conduit un peu loin, reconnaît qu'il lui reste un seul moyen de se tirer d'af-faire ... le mariage. C'est effrayant.
Mr. …, whose passion for his friend’s wife drove him to ex-travagant lengths, realizes that there’s only one way out of the situation…, marriage. It’s frightening.
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The Human Comedy: Chronicles of 19th-Century France
La Prison pour dettes
Paul Gavarni (French, 1804–1866) La Prison pour dettes (Debtor’s Prison), 1838 Lithograph Gift of Eugene L. Garbaty, 1951.79.131
Gavarni himself spent time in the debtor’s prison at Clichy.
Mr. ... , que ses folies pour la femme de son ami ont conduit un peu loin, reconnaît qu'il lui reste un seul moyen de se tirer d'af-faire ... le mariage. C'est effrayant.
Mr. …, whose passion for his friend’s wife drove him to ex-travagant lengths, realizes that there’s only one way out of the situation…, marriage. It’s frightening.