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Paul Et Virginie Collection

"Paul et Virginie: A Tale of Love, Compassion, and Colonialism" In the enchanting world of "Paul et Virginie

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French author (litho)

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French author (litho)
6029754 Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French author (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737-1814)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: 'Graziella' - painted by R. Lehmann - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856

"Graziella" - painted by R. Lehmann - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856. Creator: Unknown
"Graziella" - painted by R. Lehmann - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856. Engraving of a painting. This is one of Lamartine's prettiest word-pictures

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, after 1818. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory

Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, after 1818. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory
Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, after 1818. Engraved by Tony Johannot and others after works by Jean Michel Moreau and Jean Frederic Schall

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Paul and Virginie, marble sculpture, detail, 1844 (marble)

Paul and Virginie, marble sculpture, detail, 1844 (marble)
6200602 Paul and Virginie, marble sculpture, detail, 1844 (marble) by Puttinati, Alessandro (1801-72); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alessandro Puttinati: " Paul e Virginie")

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Paul and Virginie, 1844 (marble)

Paul and Virginie, 1844 (marble)
6200601 Paul and Virginie, 1844 (marble) by Puttinati, Alessandro (1801-72); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alessandro Puttinati: " Paul e Virginie", scultura in marmo, 1844.); Ghigo Roli

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, after 1818. Creator: Hartmann et Fils

Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, after 1818. Creator: Hartmann et Fils
Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, after 1818. Manufactured by Hartmann et Fils, designed by Cornelis after Jean Michel Moreau the Younger, based on the story by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Paul and Virginie Furnishing Fabric, Nantes, c. 1795. Creator: Petitpierre et Cie

Paul and Virginie Furnishing Fabric, Nantes, c. 1795. Creator: Petitpierre et Cie
Paul and Virginie Furnishing Fabric, Nantes, c. 1795. Scenes from the story by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Port Louis (engraving)

Port Louis (engraving)
2777437 Port Louis (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Louis. Illustration for Paul and Virginia by Bernardin De St Pierre (Ws Orr, 1839)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The youth of Paul and Virginia (engraving)

The youth of Paul and Virginia (engraving)
2777434 The youth of Paul and Virginia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The youth of Paul and Virginia)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The reading of the Bible (engraving)

The reading of the Bible (engraving)
2777426 The reading of the Bible (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The reading of the Bible)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Virginia attending on the sick poor (engraving)

Virginia attending on the sick poor (engraving)
2777425 Virginia attending on the sick poor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virginia attending on the sick poor)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Interior of the forest (engraving)

Interior of the forest (engraving)
2777423 Interior of the forest (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the forest)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Virginia consoling Paul (engraving)

Virginia consoling Paul (engraving)
2777419 Virginia consoling Paul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virginia consoling Paul)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: View of Peter-Booth (engraving)

View of Peter-Booth (engraving)
2777417 View of Peter-Booth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Peter-Booth)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Illustrations of incidents from the novel Paul et Virginie, Toile de Nantes, c

Illustrations of incidents from the novel Paul et Virginie, Toile de Nantes, c
488628 Illustrations of incidents from the novel Paul et Virginie, Toile de Nantes, c.1800 (printed cotton) by French School, (19th century); Musee des Salorges, Nantes

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Virginia receiving her indigent neighbours (engraving)

Virginia receiving her indigent neighbours (engraving)
2777422 Virginia receiving her indigent neighbours (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virginia receiving her indigent neighbours)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Virginia in the Bath (engraving)

Virginia in the Bath (engraving)
2777420 Virginia in the Bath (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virginia in the Bath)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: View of the bay of the tomb (engraving)

View of the bay of the tomb (engraving)
2777410 View of the bay of the tomb (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the bay of the tomb)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Bernardin De St Pierre (engraving)

Bernardin De St Pierre (engraving)
2777409 Bernardin De St Pierre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bernardin De St Pierre)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The childhood of Paul and Virginia (engraving)

The childhood of Paul and Virginia (engraving)
2777435 The childhood of Paul and Virginia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The childhood of Paul and Virginia)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The reading of the Aunts letter (engraving)

The reading of the Aunts letter (engraving)
2777433 The reading of the Aunts letter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The reading of the Aunts letter)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Paul presenting a birds nest to Virginia (engraving)

Paul presenting a birds nest to Virginia (engraving)
2777427 Paul presenting a birds nest to Virginia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul presenting a birds nest to Virginia)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Last interview of Paul and Virginia (engraving)

Last interview of Paul and Virginia (engraving)
2777418 Last interview of Paul and Virginia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Last interview of Paul and Virginia)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Margarets Dream (engraving)

Margarets Dream (engraving)
2777413 Margarets Dream (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Margarets Dream. Illustration for Paul and Virginia by Bernardin De St Pierre (Ws Orr, 1839)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The passage of the torrent (engraving)

The passage of the torrent (engraving)
2777431 The passage of the torrent (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The passage of the torrent)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The children found by Fidelio (engraving)

The children found by Fidelio (engraving)
2777430 The children found by Fidelio (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The children found by Fidelio)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Virginia and her goats (engraving)

Virginia and her goats (engraving)
2777428 Virginia and her goats (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virginia and her goats)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The Pariahs garden at sunrise (engraving)

The Pariahs garden at sunrise (engraving)
2777416 The Pariahs garden at sunrise (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pariahs garden at sunrise)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The death of Paul (engraving)

The death of Paul (engraving)
2777412 The death of Paul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Paul)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The aunt tormented by her conscience (engraving)

The aunt tormented by her conscience (engraving)
2777411 The aunt tormented by her conscience (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The aunt tormented by her conscience)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Paul et Virginie, by Victor Masse (chromolitho)

Paul et Virginie, by Victor Masse (chromolitho)
968692 Paul et Virginie, by Victor Masse (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul et Virginie, by Victor Masse)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The death of Virginie in the wreck of the St Geran (chromolitho)

The death of Virginie in the wreck of the St Geran (chromolitho)
974033 The death of Virginie in the wreck of the St Geran (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Virginie in the wreck of the St Geran)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The Children Dance, wallpaper panel from the series Paul et Virginie

The Children Dance, wallpaper panel from the series Paul et Virginie
984650 The Children Dance, wallpaper panel from the series Paul et Virginie, by Dufour & Cie, c.1823 (colour woodblock print laid down on canvas) by Broc

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Paul and Virginia, engraved by E Roffe from the group by W C Marshall, RA (engraving)

Paul and Virginia, engraved by E Roffe from the group by W C Marshall, RA (engraving)
5199222 Paul and Virginia, engraved by E Roffe from the group by W C Marshall, RA (engraving) by Roffe, Edwin (fl.1852-78); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul and Virginia)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Leaving for a Walk, wallpaper panel from the series Paul et Virginie

Leaving for a Walk, wallpaper panel from the series Paul et Virginie
984651 Leaving for a Walk, wallpaper panel from the series Paul et Virginie, by Dufour & Cie, c.1823 (colour woodblock print laid down on canvas) by Broc

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The arrival of Madame De La Tour (engraving)

The arrival of Madame De La Tour (engraving)
2777436 The arrival of Madame De La Tour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The arrival of Madame De La Tour)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Virginia at the Fountain (engraving)

Virginia at the Fountain (engraving)
2777424 Virginia at the Fountain (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virginia at the Fountain)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Virginia flying to her Mother for refuge (engraving)

Virginia flying to her Mother for refuge (engraving)
2777421 Virginia flying to her Mother for refuge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virginia flying to her Mother for refuge)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The body of Virginia found in the sand (engraving)

The body of Virginia found in the sand (engraving)
2777415 The body of Virginia found in the sand (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The body of Virginia found in the sand)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The Malabar women washing the body of Virginia (engraving)

The Malabar women washing the body of Virginia (engraving)
2777414 The Malabar women washing the body of Virginia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Malabar women washing the body of Virginia)

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Family Time, wallpaper panel from the series Paul et Virginie, by Dufour & Cie

Family Time, wallpaper panel from the series Paul et Virginie, by Dufour & Cie
984649 Family Time, wallpaper panel from the series Paul et Virginie, by Dufour & Cie, c.1823 (colour woodblock print laid down on canvas) by Broc

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Paul and Virginia (colour photo)

Paul and Virginia (colour photo)
3091153 Paul and Virginia (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul and Virginia. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: The Death of Virginie, 1759. Creator: Doyen, Gabriel Francois (1726-1806)

The Death of Virginie, 1759. Creator: Doyen, Gabriel Francois (1726-1806)
The Death of Virginie, 1759. Found in the Collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rennes

Background imagePaul Et Virginie Collection: Paul and Virginie, 1896 (watercolour and pencil on paper)

Paul and Virginie, 1896 (watercolour and pencil on paper)
XIR901527 Paul and Virginie, 1896 (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); Musee Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, France; (add.info.: Paul et Virginie); French


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"Paul et Virginie: A Tale of Love, Compassion, and Colonialism" In the enchanting world of "Paul et Virginie, " various artistic renditions bring to life the timeless story of two young souls bound by love and tested by adversity. From engravings depicting scenes that capture their tender moments to exquisite marble sculptures showcasing their eternal bond, each artwork unveils a different facet of this beloved narrative. One such engraving portrays Virginia as she gracefully sits with a negro slave at her feet—a poignant reminder of the complex social dynamics prevailing during that era. The delicate marble sculpture from 1844 further immortalizes Paul and Virginie's connection, emphasizing their purity and innocence. The fabric designs inspired by this tale also offer glimpses into its enduring popularity. Hartmann et Fils' furnishing fabric from France after 1818 showcases intricate patterns reminiscent of the lush landscapes where our protagonists reside. Meanwhile, Petitpierre et Cie's creation transports us back to Nantes in 1795, evoking nostalgia for an era long gone. As we delve deeper into "Paul et Virginie, " we encounter engravings illustrating significant moments in their lives—Virginia attending on the sick poor with unwavering compassion or finding solace in consoling Paul amidst challenges they face together. These images serve as windows into their characters' depth and resilience. Port Louis emerges through another engraving—an exotic backdrop symbolizing both adventure and colonial influence within which our protagonists navigate life's trials. And then there is the interior of the forest—a mystical realm where nature intertwines with human emotions, mirroring Paul and Virginie's journey towards self-discovery. Finally, an engraving captures them engrossed in reading the Bible—an act embodying faith but also reflecting societal norms prevalent at that time. This moment encapsulates not only spiritual devotion but also highlights how religion played a role in shaping relationships during those times.