'Le Grand Café' 1759. Artist: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

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'Le Grand Café' 1759. In the right foreground a pedlar holds up a pair of spectacles for sale. At centre right a water carrier points through the doorway to people dancing. A man leads a woman up the stairs to join those taking refreshments on the balcony. The group on the left are talking and flirting. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

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