The Bath — From the Letter to the Chocolate — engraving by Romainet (1774)

Description

Black and white engraving depicting an intimate bath scene with a woman sitting and another standing holding a letter. The printed text at the bottom indicates 'From the Letter to the Chocolate' and 'J'ai le cœur bien plus délicat que précieuse Madame ? Ah ma chère Juline, Plus délicate qu'aucune autre'. The reverse is an advertisement for a Parisian therapeutic research laboratory, with a list of medical products and a handwritten correspondence addressed to 'Monsieur le Docteur Fauguet'.