La haute Pègre. Héritage Humbert-Crawford : messieurs, dames, voyez le premier tableau

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Title
La haute Pègre. Héritage Humbert-Crawford : messieurs, dames, voyez le premier tableau
Alternative Title
Héritage Humbert-Crawford : messieurs, dames, voyez le premier tableau
Postcard depicts a poster with six images recounting the Humbert affair
Legally themed postcard depicts a poster with six images recounting the Humbert affair
Contributor
Bourgeron, Jean Pierre.
Balbo, J.
Montbertrand, Lois S.
Published / Created
[190-?]
Publication Place
Paris
Publisher
AB
Abstract

Image depicts a poster with six images that recount the Humbert affair

Description
Lower left corner of illustration: Saint Roch; in lower right corner logo: JP or PJ; in right margin: AB...Paris.
Also available in original print http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1463758
Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Law Library, 2019 LM ZA Postcards v.2 no.20 tall.
Online resource; description based on print version record.
Postcard lacks date and carries no postmark or manuscript notation.
Thérèse Humbert, a woman of humble origins with limited education and meager means, executed an elaborate swindle that endured for nearly two decades. She accomplished this by deceiving prominent figures in French society who willingly entrusted their fortunes to her in hopes of substantial returns. They, in turn, enriched her considerably, and until her scheme unraveled, she lived a life of opulence and admiration. However, when the falsehoods underpinning her schemes were exposed, she garnered significant public attention, albeit not for admiration. Unrepentant even in the face of her downfall, Thérèse delighted the public during her trial. Plump, jolly, and as good-humored as ever, she entertained her lawyer with witty asides in the courtroom. Her story continues to be recounted in modern times through books, articles, and the 1983 French movie "Thérèse Humbert," in which Simone Signoret portrays her.
Extent
1 online resource (1 postcard) :
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
French

Collection Information

Repository
Lillian Goldman Law Library
Call Number
HV6691 .H38 1900

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Postcards
Material
illustration, color.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Geographic)
France
Subject (Name)
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856-
Subject (Topic)
Swindlers and swindling
Humor
Parodies, imitations, etc
Caricatures and cartoons
Subjects
Swindlers and swindling > France > Humor
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856- > Parodies, imitations, etc
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856- > Caricatures and cartoons
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856- > Humor

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Identifiers

Catalog Record
991008444599708651
Catalog Record
b17203910
Object ID (OID)
33532122

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