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Parasol Lady and Bathing Wagon

Trouville, France
1863 TF186340

Costume
Longsleeve bathing dresses with jackets, hats, parasol.

   Face and hands.

Actions
   A lady with her parasol stands by a bathing wagon at the beach. She waits while a wet-nurse tends to her infant (1).

Commentary
   It is insightful how much information a painting can provide us about a period: color, mood, and a sense of social setting.

Source
Eugene Boudin, "Sur La Plage De Trouville," 1863. Scanned from Laurent Manoeuvre, Boudin Le Ciel - La Mer, Editions Herscher, Paris, 1994. 1 picture.
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