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A Gambling Hell in the Palais-Royal: Year VIII (1800)

Description

Abstract:
This picture depicts a woman gambling with three men. The text describing Year VIII says, "Pleasure-seekers still specially affected the neighborhood of the Palais-Royal...This was the hour for which every vice, and every interest, had called a meeting...." (27) The woman is more scantily dressed, but her dress retains the typical empire waist and simplicity.

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No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

"A Gambling Hell in the Palais-Royal: Year VIII (1800) " (1898). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86314/

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Collection:

  • Paris: Capital of the 19th Century

    The project, "Paris, Capital of the 19th century," initiated by the French Studies and Comparative Literature Departments of Brown University, provides a window into the cultural, political and social context of 19th century Parisian culture.

    It offers online access to …

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