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Drawing, The Salutation at the Masquerade
This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edouard de Beaumont. It is dated ca. 1860 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor on bristol board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
bequest of
Erskine Hewitt.
It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 30.4 × 23.5 cm (11 15/16 × 9 1/4 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed in pen and ink, bottom: Pourquoi me salue-tu si bas? Je ne te connais pas / C’est justement Madame, parce que je n’ai pas l’honneur / de vous connaître, car si je savais qui vous êtes, / peut-être que je ne vous saluerais pas du tout. . .Madame! / Malhonnête!
Cite this object as
Drawing, The Salutation at the Masquerade; Designed by Edouard de Beaumont (French, 1821 - 1888); France; pen and ink, brush and watercolor on bristol board; H x W: 30.4 × 23.5 cm (11 15/16 × 9 1/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-105
