Man in Seventeenth-century Costume

Paul Gavarni1852-1866

Details

Title: Man in Seventeenth-century Costume
Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Date Created: 1852-1866
Subject Keywords: man; portrait
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Roles: Artist: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: drawings
Medium: iron gall ink, colored inks, heightened with white on cream, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper
Inscriptions: "Gavarni" in ink, lower right
Exhibitions: Watercolors and Drawings by Gavarni. National Gallery of Art, Washington. 1953-1954., 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.
Dimensions: H: 10 1/2 x W: 7 in. (26.6 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1432

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