People are jumping into an already full swimming pool, injuring others in the process. This print shows the "Bain à Quatre Sous" (the pool for 20 cents), a favourite summer recreation because of its low entrance fee. The crowded living circumstances in Paris could hardly be illustrated better than in this print.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, June 29, 1858.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
