Carnevale

1830

Achille Devéria

Associated Names
Achille Devéria

Artist, French, 1800 - 1857

Joseph Lemercier

Lithographer, French, 1803 - 1887

The image shows an individual standing upright. The person has distinct facial features, a beard, and a mustache. They are wearing a wide-brimmed hat with feathers, a fur-lined overcoat with fur trim, and a ruffled collar. The individual's right hand is raised, and their left hand is placed on a cloth covering an object. To the left is a grand armchair. The background features simple line drawings suggesting a room with possible windows or curtains.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 54.1 × 36 cm (21 5/16 × 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.198.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1800): no. 115

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Joel R. Bergquist Fine Arts, Palo Alto); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • IFF (1800), no. 115

Inscriptions

lower left in image: Deveria / lower center in image: CARNEVALE; lower right in image: Lith . de Lemercier; by later hand, lower edge of sheet in brown ink: Le Comte Gaetan Carnevale, d'un famille noble e... [long and undecipherable biographical inscription, continued on lower verso] ... le Comte Gaetan Carnavale, decis 1/2 mois précédent.

Wikidata ID

Q77258386

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