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Source Description
This drawing relates to Paul Delaroche’s interest in scenes from English history. Rejecting the lofty subjects promoted by the French Academy, including ancient history, mythology, and the bible, Delaroche appealed to popular taste with comparatively contemporary images. Here, a group of women in attire probably dating from around the 17th century gather around a fireplace within a lavishly decorated domestic setting.
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Document identity
localId
74609
label
Women in an Interior
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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74609
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drawing
title
Women in an Interior
description
This drawing relates to Paul Delaroche’s interest in scenes from English history. Rejecting the lofty subjects promoted by the French Academy, including ancient history, mythology, and the bible, Delaroche appealed to popular taste with comparatively contemporary images. Here, a group of women in attire probably dating from around the 17th century gather around a fireplace within a lavishly decorated domestic setting.
date
c. 1825–35
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79875693
creators
1709
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Drawing
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 11.2 x 15.6 cm (4 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
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France, 19th century
accession
2018.1062
Source extras
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watercolor, gouache and graphite on wove paper
tombstone
Women in an Interior, c. 1825–35. Paul Delaroche (French, 1797–1856). Watercolor, gouache and graphite on wove paper; sheet: 11.2 x 15.6 cm (4 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2018.1062
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
signed, lower left, in black ink: “P. Delaroche”
didYouKnow
Although he was French, Delaroche became famous for painting scenes from English history.
creditline
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 04:57:02.465000
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74609
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Drawings
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DR - French
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watercolor, gouache and graphite on wove paper
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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