Edmé Jean Pigal
1798-1872
Il m'a dit, qui dit...dit-y
ca. 1823
11 1/16 x 7 7/8 inches (281 x 200 mm)
Watercolor and black chalk on paper.
2003.20:11
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Published caption title same as above.
Watercolor drawing by Pigal for a lithograph published as no. 48 of a volume of 100 hand colored lithographic plates printed by Langlumé and issued with the title: Moeurs Parisiennes. Paris : Gihaut frères, [ca. 1823].
Watercolor drawing by Pigal for a lithograph published as no. 48 of a volume of 100 hand colored lithographic plates printed by Langlumé and issued with the title: Moeurs Parisiennes. Paris : Gihaut frères, [ca. 1823].
Inscriptions/Markings
Title inscribed with a brush in watercolor at foot of drawing.
Summary
Drawing shows an elderly man in cap and coat addressing a gentleman in yellow who holds a feather duster under one arm; in the background a broom rests against an exterior wall beside an open window.
Associated names
Pigal, Edmé Jean, 1798-1872. Moeurs Parisiennes. 48.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Classification
Century Drawings
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