(Babet à la cantonnade) On y va not' maît', on y va!
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(Babet à la cantonnade) On y va not' maît', on y va!

Gavarni, Paul, 1804-1866 · April 4, 1838

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An actress having her costume changed is seen as a peasant. A hairdresser behind her arranges her hair, a dressmaker hooks her bodice; in the foreground her lady's maid ties her shoes. At left in the background, her mother holds a basket with which Babet must make her entrance.

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