A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
Boredom; resignation; weariness; indifference: the expression on the face of the barmaid waiting to take out drink order could be displaying any and all of these emotions. A snapshot, or so it seems, of late 19th-century Parisian nightlife. But are we seeing the full picture?
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