A Parisienne Seen from the Back
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Catalogue
- Year
- 1850
- Medium
- graphite, brown ink, gray and brown wash on buff wove paper darkened through exposure to light
- Dimensions
- 9 13/16 x 7 5/16 in. (24.9 x 18.6 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Constantin Guys
Artist
Painting
Constantin Guys was a French Crimean War correspondent, water color painter and illustrator for British and French newspapers.
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Two Women of Pleasure
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1851 · Graphite, brown ink, and gray wash on off-white wove paper
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1848 · Pen and brown ink with watercolor over graphite on heavy buff wove paper
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Constantin Guys
- Year
- 1850
- Medium
- graphite, brown ink, gray and brown wash on buff wove paper darkened through exposure to light
- Dimensions
- 9 13/16 x 7 5/16 in. (24.9 x 18.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1850-162355
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified