Triste et abattu les seductions des nymphes le tentent en vain
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print is called “Triste et abattu les seductions des nymphes le tentent en vain.” It’s a hand-colored engraving from 1836, linked to Romanticism. It pokes fun at a popular ballet called Flore et Zéphire. The artist used a fake name, Théophile Wagstaff, to hide that the real writer was William Makepeare Thackeray. Next time you’re near London, look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
