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Source Description
This drawing shows Célestin Nanteuil’s accomplishments as both a fine artist and illustrator. On one side, a couple converses, depicted in dense areas of ink—a practice Nanteuil learned from his friend, the author and artist Victor Hugo. Nanteuil scratched into these dark areas to create highlights. The back of the sheet features casually sketched vignettes, probably designed to accompany text in a book.
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Document identity
localId
74685
label
Seated Man and Woman
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obj
dtoType
drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
74685
contentType
drawing
title
Seated Man and Woman
description
This drawing shows Célestin Nanteuil’s accomplishments as both a fine artist and illustrator. On one side, a couple converses, depicted in dense areas of ink—a practice Nanteuil learned from his friend, the author and artist Victor Hugo. Nanteuil scratched into these dark areas to create highlights. The back of the sheet features casually sketched vignettes, probably designed to accompany text in a book.
date
c. 1830–60
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79875698
creators
1629
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 25.8 x 19.8 cm (10 3/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
2018.1064
Source extras
tec
pen and brown ink, watercolor and scoring (recto), pen and brown ink (verso) on medium weight wove paper
tombstone
Seated Man and Woman, c. 1830–60. Célestin François Nanteuil (French, 1813–1873). Pen and brown ink, watercolor and scoring (recto), pen and brown ink (verso) on medium weight wove paper; sheet: 25.8 x 19.8 cm (10 3/16 x 7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2018.1064
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
On verso, on balloon, in brown ink: “LESCABICATI[?] / par / [?]”
inscription
bottom center, in brown ink: “Les [?] / [?] / La porte au [?] / [?] des [?] / L’argent [?]”
didYouKnow
Nanteuil was close friends with the writer and artist Victor Hugo, who influenced his work.
creditline
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 04:57:05.186000
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74685
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Drawings
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DR - French
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pen and brown ink, watercolor and scoring (recto), pen and brown ink (verso) on medium weight wove paper
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male
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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4d1ad8795fcd9dd2