Soldier carrying a clyster on his back. Carved... - Lot 15 - Métayer-Mermoz Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers

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Soldier carrying a clyster on his back. Carved... - Lot 15 - Métayer-Mermoz Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Soldier carrying a clyster on his back. Carved and polychrome wood. 19th century. H_46 cm L_21.2 cm, accident to a moulding forming the frame. Since Molière, the clyster has often been used to illustrate licentious scenes in 18th-century iconography. In the 19th century, the pharmaceutical instrument became a source of inspiration for political satire.
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