Two Men in Fancy Dress Costume

Paul Gavarni1861-1862

Details

Title: Two Men in Fancy Dress Costume
Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Date Created: 1861-1862
Subject Keywords: man; portrait
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Roles: Artist: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Provenance: William H. Stewart [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William H. Stewart Sale, Chickering Hall, New York, February 3-4, 1898, no. 78; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1898, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: watercolors
Medium: watercolor and colored inks with graphite underdrawing and white heighting on cream, moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper
Inscriptions: "Gavarni" in red ink, lower left; "de la tribu des Badinguet"in red ink, in lower left; watermarked, "J Whatman"
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: 12 5/8 x 8 5/16 in. (32 x 21.1 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1898
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.15

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