The image depicts two individuals walking closely together. The person on the right is an older man holding a circular object with his right hand. He is wearing a hat and dressed in a coat. Beside him, the second person, possibly a woman, has disheveled hair and is also wearing a coat. The background shows a row of buildings with sloping roofs and the sky above is illustrated with soft strokes.
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The image depicts two individuals walking closely together. The person on the right is an older man holding a circular object with his right hand. He is wearing a hat and dressed in a coat. Beside him, the second person, possibly a woman, has disheveled hair and is also wearing a coat. The background shows a row of buildings with sloping roofs and the sky above is illustrated with soft strokes.

National Gallery of Art · Print

"Ce qui se fait dans les meilleures societes"

Paul Gavarni

Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
1946.9.60
Credit line
Gift of Addie Burr Clark
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Hat
  • City
  • Figures

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