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Edmé Jean Pigal
1798-1872
Eh!..bonjour donc les anciens!
ca. 1823
Watercolor and black chalk on paper.
11 x 7 7/8 inches (280 x 200 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
2003.20:10
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Published caption as title same as above.
Watercolor drawing by Pigal for a lithograph published as no. 33 of a volume of 100 hand colored lithographic plates printed by Langlumé and issued with the title: Moeurs Parisiennes. Paris : Gihaut frères, [ca. 1823].
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Title inscribed with a brush in watercolor at foot of drawing.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows two old men happily shaking hands.
Associated names:
Pigal, Edmé Jean, 1798-1872. Moeurs Parisiennes. 33.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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