Dry Run. After three months of uninterrupted dry exercise, one is practically transformed into a fish, and even the most timid person can now dare to give it a try at the.... Chinese baths.

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Dry Run. After three months of uninterrupted dry exercise, one is practically transformed into a fish, and even the most timid person can now dare to give it a try at the.... Chinese baths.
Image Not Available for Dry Run. After three months of uninterrupted dry exercise, one is practically transformed into a fish, and even the most timid person can now dare to give it a try at the.... Chinese baths.

Dry Run. After three months of uninterrupted dry exercise, one is practically transformed into a fish, and even the most timid person can now dare to give it a try at the.... Chinese baths.

PortfolioPlate 19 from the series "Les Baigneurs"
Date1841
MediumCrayon lithograph
DimensionsSheet: 207 × 250 mm. (8 1/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGiven in Memory of Joseph Katz by his Children
Object number1963.109.71
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
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Image Not Available for The Public Bath for 20 Centimes. New Style. - I say, old man.... is the water any good? - Poor idiot! if it were any good, they wouldn't give us that much for just 4 Sous.
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