Study for a Scene from "Carnaval"

Paul Gavarnic. 1847

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Title: Study for a Scene from "Carnaval"
Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Date Created: c. 1847
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 26 x 18.6 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.); Border: 20.5 x 16.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Provenance: Shepherd Gallery, New York City, Sept. 1976, Muriel Butkin
Type: Drawing
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.47
Medium: black chalk with touches of white gouache; border in black ink
Inscriptions: Lower margin, in black ink: Ecoute bien, ô jeunesse, ce que tu vas ouïr: faut pas accorder toute ta confiance / au premier venue . . . . . . . le second serait fume ! ! Verso, upper left, in graphite: 16 in a circle
Department: Drawings
Culture: France, 19th century
Credit Line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Collection: DR - French
Accession Number: 2015.47

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