Picture No | 10017552 |
Date | 1851 |
Description | LAVANDIERES DE LA NUIT |
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LES LAVANDIERES DE LA NUIT (= Laundresses of the night) sinister washerwomen of Berry, central France, who 'launder' infant corpses by stagnant pools.
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Source | Maurice Sand, illustrating George Sand's 'Visions de la nuit' in 'L'Illustration, Journal Universel', 18 December 1851, page 373 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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