Lithograph of a man writing at a round table beside a seated woman, with a servant peeking from behind a folding screen.

The Little Mysteries of Paris: lithograph of a salon scene

A seated man in a dark coat writes at a round table while a woman in a patterned gown sits beside him, a small figure at her feet and a servant peering from behind a folding screen. Fine lithograph on paper, with a printed caption beneath the scene.

Artist: Frédéric Bouchot (mentioned on object)
Date: 1843-1844
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 2628 × 3770 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1844.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

19th century caricature printmaking lithograph genre scene paris folding screen woman in gown black and white