Topic: - on January 28, 2003 at 12:21:34 PM CET
Is this 18th-century smiley the earliest one found to date?
In the back of tome second (book two) of Stanislas de Boufflers' Œuvres (Paris: Chez Pironnet, 1805 - possibly a reprint of the original 1786 edition) one finds a short collection of poetry written by the author's extended family, most of which are in a humourous vein. These may have been collected from salon recitations and private correspondence. One of these poetic send-ups is the "Chanson de l'abbé Porquet". Abbé Pierre-Charles-François Porquet (b. Jan. 12 1723 - d. Nov. 22 1796) was Boufflers' tutor and companion from c. 1749 to 1766 (?). Porquet wrote this piece for one of Boufflers' birthdays ("Célébrons l'heureuse naissance / De notre aimable chevalier").
¬> Deepsky
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