The vapours, or the day of memories

Les vapeurs, the day of memories. A woman drinks tea on the sofa while her maid picks up bills strewn over the floor. Kind husband, would you heal the painful nerves of your wife? Then let her spend as she wishes. She charges you only to pay for memories. Illustration by Jean-Baptiste Isabey. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere's Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817. Les vapeurs, the day of memories. A woman drinks tea on the sofa while her maid picks up bills strewn over the floor. Kind husband, would you heal the painful nerves of your wife? Then let her spend as she wishes. She charges you only to pay for memories. Illustration by Jean-Baptiste Isabey. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere's Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817

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