Marie-François Firmin-Girard, French
“Not To Brag, But the Same Designer Who Made This Outfit Did the Stage Costumes For ABBA,” 1874
Oil on canvas
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Info, or perhaps links that point to more info, about this artist can be found here, here (archived, if necessary), here, here, here, here, here, and here, perhaps in addition to what’s in his French Wikipedia page (Google translated, if necessary).
/// Fronting family and friends The Betrothed
saunter side-by-side, both brightly clothed.
She wore pink and lime green;
he’s in ultramarine.
(Dull, drab monochromes, each of them loathed.)
/// They are Paris bred, pompous and proud.
With extravagant tastes they’re endowed.
Neither humble nor shy,
this well-matched girl and guy
cannot help but stand out in a crowd.
/// Her religion is not his concern.
It’s high fashion for which they both burn.
“Faith’s all balderdash, chérie—
unlike haberdashery,
although from the Pope’s garb we can learn.”
/// Honoré admires Celestine’s charm
and her decorative look on his arm.
Though he, now and again,
spends the night with young men,
if his acts are discreet, what’s the harm?
/// Customs changed based upon when and where
people lived. Then, for that couple there,
“gay rights” weren’t a thing.
So he gave her a ring
with the goal of producing an heir.