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Woman trying on a dress in front of the mirror
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The woman finds that her figure does not appear to optimal advantage in the mirror. She relativizes this, however, with the remark that genius has no sex.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVrouw past een jurk voor de spiegel. 1844. Honoré Daumier. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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