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Lower- class figures crowd together in a dark, claustrophobic space. The three drably dressed passengers in the foreground slump slightly on the hard, wooden bench. They seem resigned to their status and turn inward, as if to retreat from the harsh economic reality.

3rd Class Carriage

Who- Francois Girardon
What- Oil on Canvas
When- 1862
Where-France
Why- Illustrates his attention to realist concerns
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