Blanton Museum of Art - La Chaudeau porté aux mariés [Eggnog Carried to the Newlyweds], plate 3 from Le mariage à la ville [The Marriage in the Country]

circa 1633
17th century
25.4 cm x 33 cm (10 in. x 13 in.)

Abraham Bosse (Tours, France, 1602 - 1676, Paris) Primary

Object Type: print

Artist Nationality: Europe, French

Medium and Support: Etching

Credit Line: Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Leo Steinberg Collection, 2002

Accession Number: 2002.381

Chaudeau was a drink made of egg, sugar and wine believed to be an aphrodisiac. It was served during the bedding ritual.

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Prints - French 14th-18th c.