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[–] [email protected] 41 points 11 months ago

The story of how that background was created has been stated by the artist himself: he was studying in the quartier de la croix-rousse in Lyon, and incorporated it in the drawing using multiple reference pictures.

So while the neighborhood is recognizable, it is not a perfect match from any POV.