Military Birching Scene
I’m not quite sure what to make of this scenario; the men are mostly in military uniforms, but it’s a mixed party with interested ladies that have gathered to witness a birching:
Said to date from 1905, in La Flagellation Passionelle, the author (but probably not the illustrator) of which was Don Brennus Aléra. The art style reminds me a little bit of Helga Bode.
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