Old Gypsy

Conservation Exhibitions Provenance Inscription Credit

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
1/01/2002	Treatment	examined for exhibition; re-housed; other

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.

Provenance William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1862, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Inscription] Lower left in red ink: The Old Gipsy; [Signed] Lower right in red ink: Gavarni

Credit Acquired by William T. Walters, 1862

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Creator

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866) (Artist)

Period

1859-1865

Medium

watercolor and graphite with white heightening on cream, thick, slightly textured wove paper
(Painting & Drawing)

Accession Number

37.1493

Measurements

H: 12 13/16 x W: 8 7/16 in. (32.6 x 21.4 cm)

Geographies

France (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View