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Donkey

A work made of watercolor and touches of gouache, heightened with gum varnish, over traces of graphite, on tan wove paper.
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  • A work made of watercolor and touches of gouache, heightened with gum varnish, over traces of graphite, on tan wove paper.

Date:

1833

Artist:

Alexandre Gabriel Decamps
French, 1803-1860

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Alexandre Gabriel Decamps

Title

Donkey

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1833–1860

Medium

Watercolor and touches of gouache, heightened with gum varnish, over traces of graphite, on tan wove paper

Dimensions

22 × 29.3 cm (8 11/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Julius Stewart

Reference Number

1935.158

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