Return from the Ball

Théophile Chauvel French

After Henri Gervex French

1879

Not on view

Proof before title.

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Title: Return from the Ball
Artist: Théophile Chauvel (French, Paris 1831–1909 Paris)
Artist: After Henri Gervex (French, Paris 1852–1929 Paris)
Date: 1879
Medium: Etching; proof
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 15/16 × 15 7/8 in. (30.4 × 40.4 cm)
Plate: 10 1/16 × 11 15/16 in. (25.5 × 30.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.559.115
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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