Viens-Tu Faire la Court Chez Moi?

Date: 1870s
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  • Viens-Tu Faire la Court Chez Moi?
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  • Will You Come Courting to My House?
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  • 187X
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  • This is a political caricature related to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 or the Paris Commune of 1871. Caption: "Viens-tu faire la court chez moi? Ça ne te coûteras pas cher. -Soupé d' la coeur, j' l'ai fais jusqu'a midi à la caserne et ça m'a rien couter." Caption (English translation): "-Will you come courting to my house? It will not cost you much. -I’m done with courting, I've done it until noon at the fire station and it didn’t cost me a thing."
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  • Pen, ink and pastel
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  • 1968-001a, Drawer M.9, Item 536
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