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The Flattery of the Corset-Maker (Die Schmeichelei der Korsettmacherin)
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The Flattery of the Corset-Maker (Die Schmeichelei der Korsettmacherin)

Attributed to Achille Devéria
before 1840
Public domainThis image is free to download, share and reuse. The license is recorded as "Public domain" by Wikimedia Commons. See the evidence.

The story

"It's just the waist of the Venus!" the corset-maker assures her client in the caption. Dr. Ludovic O'Followell reproduced the scene as figure 107 in his 1905 book Le Corset, a history of the garment.

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Object details

Title
The Flattery of the Corset-Maker (Die Schmeichelei der Korsettmacherin)
Artist
Attributed to Achille Devéria
Date
before 1840
Culture
French
Medium
Colour lithograph, reproduced in Fuchs, Sittengeschichte des Intimen (1926)
Object type
Prints
Collection
Not recorded
Credit line
Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number
EFA.0001
Original image
750 × 916 px
Source record
View on Wikimedia Commons
License evidence
See the license

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