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Jean-Louis Forain, On the Verses of Verlaine, A Rogue Takes a Stroll in the Country, ca. 1873. ...
On the Verses of Verlaine, A Rogue Takes a Stroll in the Country
Jean-Louis Forain, On the Verses of Verlaine, A Rogue Takes a Stroll in the Country, ca. 1873. ...
Jean-Louis Forain, On the Verses of Verlaine, A Rogue Takes a Stroll in the Country, ca. 1873. Pen and india ink and wash on laid rag paper. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Museum purchase with funds provided by Brenda and Lester Crane, Hyde Family Foundations, Irene and Joe Orgill and the Rose Family Foundation, 1993.7.38

On the Verses of Verlaine, A Rogue Takes a Stroll in the Country

Artist (b. October 23, 1852, Reims, France - d. July 11, 1931, Paris, France)
Dateca. 1873
MediumPen and india ink and wash on laid rag paper
DimensionsUnframed: 11 1/8 × 8 1/4 in. (28.3 × 21 cm) Framed: 16 5/8 × 14 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (42.2 × 37.5 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsWORK ON PAPER
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Museum purchase with funds provided by Brenda and Lester Crain, Hyde Family Foundations, Irene and Joe Orgill and the Rose Family Foundation
Object number1993.7.38
DescriptionA couple stands in front of the fortifications surrounding Paris. The man is very short and wears an oversized top hat and bowtie. The woman on his right appears very tall next to her companion.

Written in ink to the right of the couplet:
"Paris je crache pas d'ssus, c'est rien chouette,
Et comme j'ai une âme de poète,
Tous les dimaches, je quitte ma boète
Et je m'en va avec ma compagne,
A la campagne."
Status
Not on view
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