Baliverneries Parisiennes

Paul Gavarni

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white illustration of a woman reading to a child. The woman wears a long dark dress with a white apron. She sits on a chair beside a chaise longue. The woman's back is turned towards the viewer. The child lies on their side on the chaise longue covered with a sheet and a blanket. The woman leans over the child with her right hand extended. A door is on the left. Above the door is a picture frame on the wall. The frame contains a landscape.