A Wedding in the Vendean Marshes — traditional wedding scene with group of people and ritual objects — publisher C. CHAPLOT, no. 111

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Traditional wedding scene in the Vendean Marshes, with a group of people in period attire, a woman in the center holding a decorative object, and various kitchen utensils in the foreground. Printed text at the bottom: 'De modestes cadeaux selon l'antique usage, Sont offerts aux époux que la loi vient d'antre, Ainsi les maraichias savent à l'avenir, En fêtant le présent, penser à l'avenir. C. CHAPLOT.'