18th century porn

[frualeydis]

L'aretin Francais (I can't get the cedille on the c). Printed c. 1800, but as you can see the clothing indicates that the image was made a little earlier. It shows a husband discovering his wife in bed with a lover. There was a much increased output in pornographical engravings in France in the second half of the 18th century.

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[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

She has? Do you by any chance know the name and author? My next research project (in four years or so) may well be about 18th and 19th cnetury porn so some reading beforehand won't hurt.

/Eva

[fool000.livejournal.com]

Well, I said "My mother has..." but I should have said "My mother used to have..."
I gave it to her for her birthdag about 25 years ago. I bought it in a second hand bookshop.
I don't know if she still has it, or if it's still being published. But I'll ask her.

It may sound a bit strange to give your mother porn for her birthday, but I found that book in a second hand bookstore and I found it very fascinating, and I though my mother would find it fascinating too.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

If you find out I'll be very grateful. As for giving your motehr porn I guess it depends a little on how old you are yourself when you do it. I could do it now if I thought she'd like it, but not when I was twenty I think.

/Eva

[fool000.livejournal.com]

I was 19 when I gave this to my mother.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

I'm very impressed.

/Eva

[fool000.livejournal.com]

I asked my mom, but she found the book was not on her bookshelf anymore. She can't remember what she did with it.

So I can't give you the title or the name of the author. I do remember it was in dutch, but there were lots of illustrations that were not in dutch.