XEE4136884: A simple and distinguished young woman, with pigtails hair, holding an umbrella, walks with confidence in the street. Behind her, a woman clothed in black and a hitch carrying barrels continue their journey. Illustration by Alfons Maria Mucha (Alphonse Marie Mucha, 1860-1939), for Ilka by Alexandre Dumas Jr. (1824-1895). Engraving by Fortune Meaulle (1844-1901), 1890. Engraving in “La vie populaire””, 1890. Private Collection, Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4136912: In a living room, an old woman sitting with her head held by a doctor, holding her hands open in front of her, waits for a second doctor, standing at her side, cleaning an instrument with a white cloth, to operate her from the cataract. Sitting in front of her, her son, slightly tense, is present. Illustration by Alfons Maria Mucha (Alphonse Marie Mucha, 1860-1939), for Maman by Leon Cladel (1835-1892). Engraving by Fortune Meaulle (1844-1901), 1890. Engraving in “La vie populaire””, 1890. Private Collection, Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4136925: Two men lean over a bed to see a man's death. At the door, other men are watching the scene. Illustration by Alfons Maria Mucha (Alphonse Marie Mucha, 1860-1939), for Madame Aubierge by Edmon Lepelletier (1846-1913). Engraving by Fortune Meaulle (1844-1901), 1890 in “” La vie populaire””. Private Collection, Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4136936: On the stage of a travelling theatre, the audience assemble looks at the number of a sabre swallow, at its sides, hidden by the stage curtain, two artists observe it with a smile. Illustration by Alfons Maria Mucha (Alphonse Marie Mucha, 1860-1939), for L'avaleur de sabre by Camille Lemonnier (1844-1913). Engraving by Fortune Meaulle (1844-1901), 1890 in “” La vie populaire””. Private Collection, Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4136944: Farewell between a man and a woman getting on a train on the platform of a station. Illustration by Alfons Maria Mucha (Alphonse Marie Mucha, 1860-1939) for “” Tous les deux”” by Albert Delpit (1849-1893). Engraving from 1890 in “La vie populaire””. Private Collection, Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4136949: An elegant woman waxes a shoe in the kitchen of a house. A man opens the door behind her. Illustration by Alfons Maria Mucha (Alphonse Marie Mucha, 1860-1939) for “The Virgin in Shine” by Emile Zola (1840-1902). Engraving in “La vie populaire””, 1890. Private Collection, Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939) / Bridgeman Images