(c) UM Museum of Fine Arts file photograph
Lithograph
French
9 3/8 x 7 7/8 inches
"Ancient History: Mars and Venus
Dans ce traquenard érotique en voyant les amans, tous les dieux furent pris de ce fameux rire homérique, reservé depuis lors aux malheureux maris.
On seeing the lovers in this erotic trap , all the gods burst out with a famous Homeric laugh, which has been reserved since then for unhappy husbands."