Woman in an 18th-century-style dress — sitting on a chamber pot — illustration by K. A. Somov — 1916

Description

Illustration by K. A. Somov (1869–1939) for "Le Livre de la marquise" (1916), depicting a woman in an 18th-century-style dress sitting on a chamber pot. The reverse features a handwritten letter dated May 25, 1937, addressed to 'acquaintances', with a mention of the publisher 'СВОБОДНЫЕ ИСКУССТВА САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ' and a signature by Georges Damy.