In this hand-colored aquatint by Descourtis after Jean Frederich Schall, the governor of the island of <i>Île de France</i> is visiting the families of Paul's and Virginie's mothers. Virginie's mother is an aristocrat reduced to poverty, while Paul's mother is a peasant woman, but the governor treats them as equals despite their dissimilar ranks.
<bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18508019" class="extiw" title="d:Q18508019"><span title="French engraver">Charles-Melchior Descourtis</span></a>
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Late 18th Century
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