Old Woman in Red Cap

Paul Gavarni1852-1866

Details

Title: Old Woman in Red Cap
Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Date Created: 1852-1866
Subject Keywords: peasant; woman; 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, red ink, and sanguine colored ink with white heightening on brown moderately thick slightly textured wove paper
Inscriptions: "Gavarni" in brown ink, lower right; "1" in graphite on the verso; watermarked foliage at top right
Geography: Place of Origin: France
Exhibitions: Watercolors and Drawings by Gavarni. National Gallery of Art, Washington. 1953-1954., Gavarni. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1993., 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: 11 1/4 x W: 8 11/16 in. (28.5 x 22.1 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1419

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