XEE4136923: In a bourgeois living room, a man rises precipitation towards the mistress of the house and grabs her hands, dropping his hat on the floor, under the astonishing gaze of another man. Illustration by Bernard Borione (1865-20th century), for the test by Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893). Engraving by Fortune Meaulle (1844-1901), 1890 in “” La vie populaire””. Private Collection, Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901) / Bridgeman Images