Erotic Position: “Kissing Both Eyes”

ca. 1725

10.6 cm 14.1 cm

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As they make love, this couple gazes intently at one another, locking eyes. The inscription at the top of the page describes the scene as “kissing both eyes,” and indicates that it belongs to a series of pictures depicting erotic positions. The couple’s jewelry and the man’s h...

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Sharma, New Delhi, India [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, August 1984, by purchase.
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en
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1
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