Ancient History 39: Leander. Each night, clad in little, but in galant fashion, / And counting upon his arms of iron, / He crossed an arm of sea / To throw himself into those of his lover (Byron, very mixed poems)

People: Daumier, Honoré
Time: 1842
Owner Organization: The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

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