The Farcical Discovery, Pieter Tanjé, after Gerard Melder, c. 1750
etching, h 147mm × w 207mm More details
The Naughty Tales Told by Clement Marot were assembled stories supposedly told by the 16th-century French poet. This print illustrates one such tale, in which the man surprises his wife involved in an orgy. She falls from her chair in shock because she thought he had gone hunting. The detail of the four feet peeping out from under the bed covers adds a burlesque twist.
