At Least Be Discreet
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At Least Be Discreet by Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807) (1789). James Parmelee Fund Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.111.1

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Together these pendant prints depict a couple saying farewell after a romantic rendezvous. Still partially undressed, the woman cautions her lover to keep their tryst a secret. Both the man and the cherub beneath him proudly display a plucked rose as a symbol of sexual triumph. Meanwhile, below the woman, a blindfolded cupid steps toward a precipice, a sign that this lady is about to fall dangerously in love with a rogue. Amusingly, the prints actually depict the artist and his wife, whimsically portraying the mores and fashion of aristocratic society.

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a young woman in a ruffled dress gazes downwards with a pensive expression within an oval engraving.

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At Least Be Discreet · Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)

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