A physician examining a person dressed as Pierrot who lies in bed, in the background another person in a similar costume is grieving. Etching by E. Champollion after T. Couture.

Ancient Romans enjoying pleasures of drinking, sex etc.; representing the decadence of the Romans under the Empire. Etching by E. Hédouin after T. Couture, 1847.

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Ancient Romans enjoying pleasures of drinking, sex etc.; representing the decadence of the Romans under the Empire. Etching by E. Hédouin after T. Couture, 1847.

A physician examining a person dressed as Pierrot who lies in bed, in the background another person in a similar costume is grieving. Etching by E. Champollion after T. Couture.