A Sailor Standing on the Shore

Paul Gavarni [Chevalier] French

1859–60

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Title: A Sailor Standing on the Shore
Artist: Paul Gavarni [Chevalier] (French, Paris 1804–1866 Paris)
Date: 1859–60
Medium: Pen and brown ink with wash and watercolor, heightened with white on cream wove paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 12-13/16 x 8-7/8 in. (32.5 x 22.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Alexander B.V. Johnson and Roberta J.M. Olson, 1996
Object Number: 1996.582.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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