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Man in Costume

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866) (Artist)
1859-1860
watercolor and red ink with graphite underdrawing and white heightening on cream, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Inscription

"Gavarni" in lower right; "quand nos demoiselles auront fini d'offenser la morale publique, on va souper" at bottom; "oeuvres inedités de Gavarni/Hetzel & Cie." on reverse in red stamp; "No 99" in pink wax crayon, verso

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Jules Hetzel, Paris; Jules Hetzel Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 26, 1884, no. 133; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1884, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2005-2006 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.
1992 French Masterworks on Paper. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
1952 Watercolors by the Masters: Dürer to Cézanne. Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
1/1/2002 Treatment examined for exhibition; re-housed; mounted; cleaned; other
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France (Place of Origin)

Measurements

11 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (30.1 x 20.9 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. Walters, 1884

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

37.1496

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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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