Public Wash House, Paris

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Artist

Name:: Férat, Jules
Dates:: 1829-1906
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Ansseau, Joseph
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Wellcome Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 3
Author:: Figuier, Louis
Publisher:: Paris: Furne, Jouvet et Cie, n.d. [1873-1877]
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Description:

Interior view of a public wash house showing women doing laundry, a man behind a counter, sheets on trestle legs, and large wooden vats.

The caption reads in the original French: Un lavoir public, à Paris.

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{{cite web | title=Public Wash House, Paris | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/public-wash-house/ | author=Férat, Jules | year=n.d. [1873-1877] | access-date=March 31, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}