Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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                    Rue des belles femmes, photograph, Pennell Collection, Library of Congress
Rue des belles femmes, photograph, Pennell Collection, Library of Congress

There was a Rue des Belles-Femmes in Rouen until 1861, so-called because of the number of brothels in the street. It was replaced by the rue Jeanne d'Arc. However, it is not certain that Whistler's drawing shows that site.

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