Half-length Male Figure in Sixteenth-century Costume

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)1855-1867

Details

Title: Half-length Male Figure in Sixteenth-century Costume
Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Date Created: 1855-1867
Subject Keywords: man; literature; portrait
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Roles: Artist: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1869, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: drawings
Medium: iron gall ink with red ink heightened with white on brown, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper
Inscriptions: "Gavarni" in red ink, lower left
Exhibitions: The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma. 2005-2006., A Connoisseur's Portfolio: Nineteenth-century Drawings and Watercolors in the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1983.
Dimensions: 9 13/16 x 7 3/8 in. (25 x 18.7 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, 1869
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1484

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