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A cartoon in the periodical The Mascot of the infamous New Orleans brothel regent Emma Johnson as an octopus that captures the innocent passers-by. Below written in English "lewd and abandoned" (lustful and abandoned). Although there is no direct…

Original title: Majas y Celestina en el balcón ("Majas and Celestina on a Balcony").

Note the procuress' enlightening, hook-shaped finger, as well as the handkerchief in the left hand of the seated woman who appears to be crying.

Although a Celestina does not appear in the painting, its composition resembles the prototype that Goya started with his majas on the balcony accompanied by their procuress. This is due to her position on the balcony and the presence of an older…

Parece recorder a la serie de prositutas en el balcón de Goya, aunque parece falta la alcahueta vieja

A young woman leaning out on a balcony and accompanied by an old woman.

Other title: Jeune femme au balcon

In the image two figures appear on a balcony: a young woman leaning on the railing and looking at the viewer (maja) and an old woman with a rosary on the left who reminds of Celestina. From the title it is also understood that the old woman acts as…

A young woman sitting in a room near a balcony. Around her, an old woman sitting on the right, a man sitting on the left, and a man standing on the left.

Goya-type model of a maja on the balcony with a procuress behind. A young woman looks out on a balcony and on the left, an old woman that acts as her procuress.

Two women in a window, a roof, possibly a prostitute and her matchmaker.