Tenez, M’ame Cabestan, vous ne saisissez pas le poème…, plate 11, from the series “Le Manteau d’Arlequin”

Paul Gavarni

1852

  • Titles Tenez, M'ame Cabestan, vous ne saisissez pas le poème..., plate 11, from the series "Le Manteau d'Arlequin" (Proper)@Published in L'Éclair, revue hebdomadaire de la littérature, September 25, 1852 (Series)
  • Artist Paul Gavarni, French, 1804 - 1866
  • Medium lithograph
  • Dimensions sheet: 13 13/16 × 10 5/16 in. (35.1 × 26.2 cm) image: 7 1/2 × 6 5/16 in. (19.1 × 16 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1953.95
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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