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Dignified gentleman lights his cigar from the pipe of a ragged labourer
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Dignified gentleman lights his cigar from the pipe of a ragged labourer

Hippolyte Bellangé · 1834 · lithography; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Two extremes literally and figuratively touch each other here.

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Credit lineDeftig geklede heer ontsteekt zijn sigaar aan de pijp van een arbeider in lompen. 1834. Hippolyte Bellangé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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