Carol
to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Late XVIIIth century
Collection : Musée national des arts et traditions populaires (MNATP),, Paris, France
Photograph : MNATP

Coloured wood, Letourmi, Orléans
Popular religious pictures sold by peddlars containing a carol on either side of the picture with an indication of the tune: in this case, "To the tune of l’Enfant Prodigue (Prodigal Son)".