DrawingsFrench19th century

Study for "La Caricature"

1831

Artists

Denis-Auguste-Marie RaffetArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over graphite on two sheets of cream modern cream laid paper, joined vertically at right.

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

21.3 × 36.9 cm (8 3/8 × 14 1/2 in.)

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