Devin, plate 2 from the series Travestissement Grotesques from Le Charivari
Devin, plate 2 from the series Travestissement Grotesques from Le Charivari

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Devin, plate 2 from the series Travestissement Grotesques from Le Charivari,

published February 6, 1833

Paul Gavarni, French, 1804–1866
Printed by Jean-François Bénard, French, active 1832–1850
Published by Aubert, French, active 1829–1847
x1938-27 b

Information

Title
Devin, plate 2 from the series Travestissement Grotesques from Le Charivari
Dates

published February 6, 1833

Maker
Paul Gavarni
Printed by Jean-François Bénard
Published by Aubert
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
image: 22.1 x 15.9 cm. (8 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.) sheet: 30.3 x 23.1 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Professor Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1938-27 b
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Printed above plate, upper left and right corners: Travestissemens Grotesques / N. 2 Signed in plate, lower right corner: Gavarni. [backwards] Printed below plate, lower left corner: Gavarni Titled, lower center: DEVIN. Printed in lower margin, left and right: On s’abonne chez Aubert, Galerie Vero-Dedat. / Lith. De Bénard, rue de l’Abbaye, 4.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Inscribed in graphite in unknown hand, lower right corner: 2641 III / 6 fev 1833
Reference Numbers
Mahérault and Bocher 585.2641
Culture
European, French
Type
lithographs, prints
Materials
lithographic ink
Techniques
lithography
Subject
caricatures, men, figures (representations)

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