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Sepia watercolor of a flat pitch lake with two figures, one holding a parasol, under heavy clouds and reeds.

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A sepia-toned watercolor shows a wide, flat expanse of dark ground broken by pale pools and cracks, with figures in period dress standing near the center. Tall reeds frame the foreground, and a sky of heavy clouds fills the upper half. This work is titled The Pitch Lake, by Michel Jean Cazabon, dated 1857.

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1857

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain

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