DrawingsFrench19th century

London Dray Driver

1880

Artists

Gustave DoréArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

44.7 x 31.2 cm (17 5/8 x 12 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Purchased by Martin Birnbaum in Paris, 1936, for Grenville L. Winthrop, (1936-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943. Notes: The drawing was purchased by Martin Birnbaum for Grenville L. Winthrop in Paris in 1936 together with 1943.818.

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