Le joli jour!, Gustave Janet, 1840s-1860s (circa)

Image divided into three parts; in the top vignette, a smartly dressed young man picks flowers in a garden for a posy; in the main central composition, he offers the posy with one hand, his hat in the other, to his fiancée, a demure young woman in a fine dress, bodice and white cap, in a room with a small crowd of people behind the couple; in the lower vignette, the couple walk in the street in a procession led by musicians, cheered on by a crowd; music cover sheet for a song with lyrics by the comte de lagarde and score by l. Clapisson lithograph. Date: 1840s-1860s (circa). Dimensions: Height: 256 mm (image); Width: 180 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Le joli jour! (BM 1922,0410.106)

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Author: Print made by: Gustave Janet Printed by: Bertauts Published by: Compagnie Musicale (Maison Messonnier)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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