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Baliverneries Parisiennes

Paul Gavarni

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white illustration of two men in old-fashioned clothing. The men are wearing top hats, dark jackets with tails, white shirts, and dark bowties. The man on the left faces right and the man on the right faces left. The man on the left holds a long cord or stick that leads to the man on the right's groin area. The man on the right holds his hands up near his chest and leans forward. The background to the right shows a street scene with people and a building. Text at the top reads "BALIVERNERIES PARISIENNES" and "Oeuvres Nouvelles de Gavarni". There are four lines of text at the bottom that read: ......Non Cap'taine ......Si Cap'taine ......Mais Cap'taine. The image is a drawing by Paul Gavarni, titled Baliverneries Parisiennes.

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672 × 893 px
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