A corpulent woman sits on a public weighing machine, Paris

A corpulent woman sits sadly on a public weighing machine, Paris. A foreigner with lorgnette laughs at the dial, while a perfume seller offers her some flasks. The chair cost two sous. A guardsman looks at prints at a bouquiniste. Le balance de la Place Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois. After Jean-Henri Marlet, Nouveaux Tableaux de Paris, 1825. Lithograph from Henry Rene d'Allemagne's Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906

1825 Amusement Bouquiniste Corpulent Dial Diversion Embarrassment Flask Games And Pastimes Guardsman Hachette Henry Rene Dallemagne Jeux Leisure Activity Lorgnette Pastime Recreations Et Passe-temps Scales Shame

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