Chicard

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Chicard.

Artist

Name:: Gavarni, Paul
Dates:: 1804-1866
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Lithograph
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: the Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le bal Chicard
Author:: Gavarni, Paul
Publisher:: Paris: Le Charivari, n.d. [1840?]
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Description:

Chicard was a famous character of the Paris Carnival between 1830 and 1850. He was the organizer of the famous Bal Chicard, and is represented here thrusting both his hands in the air, which seems to have been one of his favorite dance poses.

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{{cite web | title=Chicard | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/chicard/ | author=Gavarni, Paul | year=n.d. [1840?] | access-date=July 20, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}