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The Novice Sailor. “Devil... rowing is much more difficult than I thought! And to really enjoy myself I would rather stick peas.,” plate 19 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
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Credit lineThe Novice Sailor. “Devil... rowing is much more difficult than I thought! And to really enjoy myself I would rather stick peas.,” plate 19 from Les Canotiers Parisiens. 1843. Honoré Victorin Daumier, French, 1808-1879. The Art Institute of Chicago, Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund. CC0.
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