id:			122751
accession number:	1942.927.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.927.a
updated:		2025-05-08 11:22:00.150000

At the Ball (recto), 19th century. Constantin Guys (French, 1805–1892). Pen and black ink and brush and gray wash; sheet: 24.9 x 19.6 cm (9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken 1942.927.a

title:				At the Ball (recto)
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series:				
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creation date:			19th century
creation date earliest:		1802
creation date latest:		1892
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creditline:			The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	pen and black ink and brush and gray wash
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Constantin Guys (French, 1805–1892)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 24.9 x 19.6 cm (9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
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	description:	beige(1) wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	VERSO, lower right, in graphite: 16 ; lower right, in graphite: (455
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Fifty Years of French Art
	opening date:   1926-10-29T05:00:00
	<i>Fifty Years of French Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 29-November 29, 1926).

	title:		Drawings from the Collection (1945)
	opening date:   1945-04-03T04:00:00
	<i>Drawings from the Collection (1945)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-23, 1945).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Jan. 21-Feb. 13, 1957).', 'opening_date': '1957-01-21T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "French Drawings from the Collection, Gallery VIII" (Jan. 14-Apr. 26, 1953).', 'opening_date': '1953-01-14T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings in Gallery IX" (Oct. 7-Dec. 1, 1952).', 'opening_date': '1952-10-07T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings in Gallery VIII" (Jan. 29-Apr. 7, 1952).', 'opening_date': '1952-01-29T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Director\'s Corridor" (from June 30, 1950).', 'opening_date': '1950-06-30T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Director\'s Corridor) (May 14, 1946-...(still listed Aug. 8, 1947)).', 'opening_date': '1946-05-14T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (June 16, 1945-Apr. 21, 1946).', 'opening_date': '1945-06-16T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Feb. 7-18, 1945).', 'opening_date': '1945-02-07T04:00:00Z'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (June 14-Sep. 28, 1944).', 'opening_date': '1944-06-14T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Exhibition of French Art (June 22-Aug. 31, 1943).', 'opening_date': '1943-06-22T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, French Art since 1800 (1929).', 'opening_date': '1929-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Special Exhibition of Fifty Years of French Art (1926).', 'opening_date': '1926-01-01T00:00:00'}

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