The Suburbs: Stock Raiser and Captain, probably 1859-1860. The subject here-a man who raises livestock and happens to be a captain as well-is one in a long line of Parisian characters that Gavarni chronicled in his career. This sheet once belonged to the collection of the artist's watercolours made for the important Parisian publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel. Composed of about 200 sheets executed mostly in 1859-60, Hetzel's collection was a rare ensemble of the artist's best work in the medium.

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Size: 3767px × 5000px
Photo credit: © Heritage Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1804-1866, 19th, art, century, drawing, france, french, gavarni, gouache, graphite, heightened, heritage, mixed, painting, paul, places, white