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La Douane Italienne au Simplon, by Pierre François Eugène Giraud, 1880

  Pierre François Eugène Giraud (French, 1806 – 1881) painted this humorous scene in 1880. This oil-on-canvas work depicts a carriage full of travelers, stopped for inspection at a custom’s border check along Simplon Road in Switzerland. It measures 55 … Continue reading

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