Scene from La Marchande des Modes

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Scene from La Marchande des Modes

Scene from Etienne Jouys 1808 play La Marchande des Modes, a parody of La Vestale (his own opera from 1807 with music by Spontini). A despondent Miss Julie, fashion apprentice, is ordered upstairs by Mr de Crepanville while her companions hold a basket of bread and water and sing, Dip your bread, dip your bread Julie, Dip your bread in the clear water. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817. Scene from Etienne Jouys 1808 play La Marchande des Modes, a parody of La Vestale (his own opera from 1807 with music by Spontini). A despondent Miss Julie, fashion apprentice, is ordered upstairs by Mr de Crepanville while her companions hold a basket of bread and water and sing, Dip your bread, dip your bread Julie, Dip your bread in the clear water. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817

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