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Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

The Beggars

Description

Maker

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, 1803-1860)

Title

The Beggars
Les Mendiants

Year

1834

Medium

  • black chalk,
  • pen and ink,
  • and opaque watercolor on laid paper mounted to cardboard

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • black chalk,
  • pen and ink,
  • and opaque watercolor on laid paper mounted to cardboard

Materials

null

Dimensions

19.2 x 13.8 cm (7 9/16 x 5 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in black chalk, LL: "DC"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Membership Fund

Object Number

67.030

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

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Pub_ID 878 French Watercolor and Drawing v_01.jpg
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Selection V: French Watercolors and Drawings, ca. 1800-1910

French watercolors and drawings from the Museum's collection, ca. 1800-1910

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

New Acquisitions 1966-1967
Sep 01, 1967 – Oct 29, 1967

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Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, 1803-1860)
The Beggars; Les Mendiants, 1834
Black chalk, pen and ink, and opaque watercolor on laid paper mounted to cardboard
19.2 x 13.8 cm (7 9/16 x 5 7/16 inches)
Museum Membership Fund 67.030

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