Morality, Tranquility, and Bliss

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Morality, tranquility, and bliss—phone wooing.

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Artist

Name:
Robida, Albert
Dates:
1848-1926
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Humor
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Format:
Landscape (wider)
Source:
The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Le vingtième siècle
Author:
Robida, Albert
Publisher:
Paris: Georges Decaux, 1883
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Description:

A man and a woman are flirting over the phone—a very early telephone—separated by a moonlit view of the city.

The caption reads in the original French: Moralité, tranquillité, félicité. — La cour téléphonique.

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