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Towards the end of 1892 Lautrec was commissioned to produce decorations for the salon walls of the Rue d'Amboise brothel, and he decided to design 16 panels in the style of Louis XV, each one centring on an oval portraits of one of the girls. It was during this time that Lautrec had the opportunity to study their lifestyle at close quarters.
Lautrec later turned to more commonplace themes, too. The daily life in the brothels gave Lautrec a rich choice of motifs during the years 1892 to 1895. The Brothel Laundryman shows a man bending forward to deliver the laundry, which Madame is checking off.
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