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The Society Man (Monsieur Joseph Prudhomme)

1874
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Society Man (Monsieur Joseph Prudhomme)
  • Artist: Henry-Bonaventure Monnier (French, Paris 1799–1877 Paris)
  • Date: 1874
  • Medium: Pen and brown and black ink with watercolor and touches of white
  • Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 6 11/16 in. (22.6 x 17 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Alexandrine Sinsheimer, 1958
  • Object Number: 59.23.61
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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