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Criminelles

by Mariette Lydis

Female offenders in artCriminals in art

24 etched plates depicting fictitious female criminals, predominantly murderers. Each illustration accompanied by a letterpress caption pasted below, imitating a newspaper report on the prisoner. The names, likenesses, and crimes described were all inventions of Mariette Lydis.

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Book data: Open Library