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"What wanton tricks sly Cupid plays"
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"What wanton tricks sly Cupid plays"

PortfolioFrom the series "Monkey-ana, or Men in Miniature"
Date1827-1828
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 375 × 259 mm. (14 3/4 × 10 3/16 in.)
Plate: 205 × 164 mm. (8 1/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
Credit LineThe George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object number1996.48.10415
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Last Updated1/11/24
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"What wanton tricks sly Cupid plays"
1827-1828
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Juvenile Tricks
1811
Image Not Available for Brought up in the seraglio, I know all the tricks. (Bajazet)
Brought up in the seraglio, I know all the tricks. (Bajazet)
1841
Image Not Available for If Polichinelle plays with the Devil...
If Polichinelle plays with the Devil...
1841
Image Not Available for Illustration for one of Shakespeare's plays
Illustration for one of Shakespeare's plays
Published 1808
Image Not Available for Mr. Frémouillot I caught you, you know the "Double Blanc" trick... And now I'll tell you once and for all what I think of you.... after all, we all know what to make of people who know the "Double Blanc" trick!
Mr. Frémouillot I caught you, you know the "Double Blanc" trick... And now I'll tell you once and for all what I think of you.... after all, we all know what to make of people who know the "Double Blanc" trick!
1841
Image Not Available for Sue him.....sue him..... That would be a good trick to play on your neighbour... it would eat up all his savings, at least 100 écus.... - Yes but I would also have to eat into my savings and I really have no appetite for that....
Sue him.....sue him..... That would be a good trick to play on your neighbour... it would eat up all his savings, at least 100 écus.... - Yes but I would also have to eat into my savings and I really have no appetite for that....
1846
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Cupids and Children at Play
n.d.
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Pierre Paul Royer-Collard (1763-1845) ("The Sly Ancient")
Original terra-cotta model, 1830-1832; this cast, c. 1929-1952
Image Not Available for The other day, I pulled off another smart trick... I had set up a firm with a capital of ten million francs to exploit top boots in cardboard ... I had placed only eight shares worth a petty 1200 francs... I called together my eight shareholders and held forth in something like the following manner: "Ah! Good-day ye strolling gentlemen, how handsome you are, how fine you seem!" I promised them more cheese than bread, I gave them a 50% dividend, I warmed them up a bit and let them simmer... The following day they couldn't get hold of my shares fast enough, I placed all of them and at the next meeting I said: "The last time I did the books I made a mistake. I forgot to take into account the price of the cardboard and its fabrication. You must return the dividend I gave you, I'm going to hold it back... I put down nothing and kept back the r
The other day, I pulled off another smart trick... I had set up a firm with a capital of ten million francs to exploit top boots in cardboard ... I had placed only eight shares worth a petty 1200 francs... I called together my eight shareholders and held forth in something like the following manner: "Ah! Good-day ye strolling gentlemen, how handsome you are, how fine you seem!" I promised them more cheese than bread, I gave them a 50% dividend, I warmed them up a bit and let them simmer... The following day they couldn't get hold of my shares fast enough, I placed all of them and at the next meeting I said: "The last time I did the books I made a mistake. I forgot to take into account the price of the cardboard and its fabrication. You must return the dividend I gave you, I'm going to hold it back... I put down nothing and kept back the r
1838
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The Wanton Dying in Poverty and Disease Visited by the Modest Girl
Thomas Gaugain
1797
Image Not Available for The Good Girl Married to Her Master; The Wanton Laid in Her Grave
The Good Girl Married to Her Master; The Wanton Laid in Her Grave
Thomas Gaugain
1797