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Les premières amours

Les premières amours

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804–1866) Les premières amours d'un homme "fait" (The first loves of a middle-aged man), 1852 Lithograph Gift of Eugene L. Garbaty, 1951.79.180

This former “Arthur,” or lover and benefactor of the lorette, has settled into middle age with a dignity denied to the destitute lorette vieillie.

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