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The Two Gossips (Les Deux Commères)

1832
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Two Gossips (Les Deux Commères)
  • Artist: Henry-Bonaventure Monnier (French, Paris 1799–1877 Paris)
  • Date: 1832
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, and watercolor
  • Dimensions: 5 1/16 x 4 1/2 in. (12.8 x 11.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Alexandrine Sinsheimer, 1958
  • Object Number: 59.23.59
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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