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accession number:	2019.62
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Portrait of Alfred de Musset (1810-1857), c. 1850s. Alexandre Bida (French, 1823–1895). Black chalk and graphite with stumping, watercolor, gouache, and fabricated colored chalk on medium weight wove paper; overall: 43.6 x 30.7 cm (17 3/16 x 12 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2019.62

title:				Portrait of Alfred de Musset (1810-1857)
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creation date:			c. 1850s
creation date earliest:		1850
creation date latest:		1859
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creditline:			Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	black chalk and graphite with stumping, watercolor, gouache, and fabricated colored chalk on medium weight wove paper
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Alexandre Bida (French, 1823–1895)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 43.6 x 30.7 cm (17 3/16 x 12 1/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Watermark: Wise / 1820, vertical at lower right
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	inscription:	Signed, at lower right, in black chalk: “A Bida”
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Shepherd Gallery.  "French Nineteenth-Century Drawings-Pastels-Watercolors:  November 1977-February 1978."  New York:  Shepherd Gallery, 1977:  catalogue # 7, illustrated.

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PROVENANCE

	Shepherd Gallery, New York, NY
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	Mr. Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980]
	date: 1977-1980
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	Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008]
	date: 1980-2008
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	the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: March 4, 2019
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fun fact:
Alexandre Bida was an accomplished illustrator and produced images to accompany an 1865 edition of the works of Alfred de Musset, this portrait’s sitter.

digital description:
This portrait is one of only a few that Alexandre Bida—known primarily for his depictions of North Africa—created during his career. It depicts the celebrated French poet and novelist Alfred de Musset (1810–1857). Bida was commissioned to create illustrations for an 1865 publication of Musset’s collected writings, and the drawing was likely completed in commemoration of that project.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Rohowsky, Peter S. French Nineteenth Century Drawings, Pastels, Watercolors: Nov. 1977-Feb. 1978. New York: Shepherd Gallery Associates, 1977.
	page number: 	p. 10, ill no. 7
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.62/2019.62_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.62/2019.62_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.62/2019.62_full.tif