St. Preux ontvangt Julies talisman 1782

"St. Preux ontvangt Julies talisman" (1782) is an etching by the renowned German artist Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. This small-scale print, measuring only 88 mm by 57 mm, captures a poignant moment from Jean-Jacques Rousseau's epistolary novel "Julie, or the New Héloïse." The image depicts the protagonist St. Preux seated in a room, examining a talisman, likely given to him by his beloved Julie. The intimate setting and the melancholic atmosphere create a sense of longing and reminiscence, resonating with the themes of love, loss, and the complexities of human relationships explored in Rousseau's novel.