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The image depicts two individuals on a street or promenade. In the foreground to the left, a woman is shown from the back, wearing a voluminous dress with a fitted bodice adorned with horizontal stripes and a hat featuring ribbons or flowers. To the right, a man stands facing her, dressed in a formal suit, holding a walking cane and umbrella. A figure sits in the background on a bench or balustrade, against a cityscape under a cloudy sky.
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The image depicts two individuals on a street or promenade. In the foreground to the left, a woman is shown from the back, wearing a voluminous dress with a fitted bodice adorned with horizontal stripes and a hat featuring ribbons or flowers. To the right, a man stands facing her, dressed in a formal suit, holding a walking cane and umbrella. A figure sits in the background on a bench or balustrade, against a cityscape under a cloudy sky.

National Gallery of Art · Print

"Une de ces mines pudibones"

Paul Gavarni

Date
probably c. 1843
Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 22.2 x 15 cm (8 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.) sheet: 33.7 x 25.3 cm (13 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1983.104.1
Credit line
Gift of Dr. Ruth B. Benedict
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
L'Eloquence de la Chair, pl.13

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • courtship
  • genre
  • lithograph
  • Rendezvous
Inscription

across top in graphite: L'Eloquence de la chair.; across bottom in graphite: De rencontrer, en meme temps, un adorateur et un coup de vent.

NGA object ID 62697. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.