The mother is in the heat of composing, while the baby is in the water of the bathtub!

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The mother is in the heat of composing, while the baby is in the water of the bathtub!
Image Not Available for The mother is in the heat of composing, while the baby is in the water of the bathtub!

The mother is in the heat of composing, while the baby is in the water of the bathtub!

PortfolioPlate 7 from the series "Les Bas-Bleus"
Date1844
MediumCrayon lithograph
DimensionsSheet: 235 x 191 mm. (9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBlanche Adler Memorial Fund
Object number1961.212
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Last Updated1/11/24
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Image Not Available for A Breach of Trust. These villains! How immoral to steal the clothes from a prison lawyer, while he innocently takes a swim beneath nature's protection. Without my hat, I'd have to go home naked! What times are we living in!
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