The Prayer, plate 6 from Paul et Virginie
<p>In this print the other characters keep the discovery of Virginie’s body a secret from Paul, because he has been inconsolable in the weeks since the shipwreck. This scene shows Paul, Domingue, and the narrator praying near the church where, unbeknownst to Paul, Virginie has already been buried. In the coming months, most of the characters will succumb to illness, insanity, or death as they are consumed by their grief, leaving only the narrator to recount the story.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1795
- Dimensions
- Image: 37.5 × 41.2 cm (14 13/16 × 16 1/4 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 42 × 47.5 cm (16 9/16 × 18 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Printmaking
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820)
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F: S: Wilhelmine de Prusse Princesse d'Orange et de Nassau &&
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Record
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- 1795
- Dimensions
- Image: 37.5 × 41.2 cm (14 13/16 × 16 1/4 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 42 × 47.5 cm (16 9/16 × 18 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1795-124322
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified