Livre du Mont-de-piété. - (Samedi) Un jupon et deux chemises de femme. 3 fr. - Livre du Parfumeur. - Une paire de gants beurre frais. - Dimanche. Un rouleau d'eau de Cologne. - Un pot de pommade. 3 fr.

Gavarni, Paul, 1804-1866 · May 28, 1839

An employee of the Mont-de-Piété, his glasses on his forehead, examines a shirt that he holds with both hands. He is sitting in front of a table. On the left, a young woman, both hands resting on the table. Behind her an old woman. On the wall we read: Au - Mont-de-Piété.