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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(s):
- Gavarni, Paul
- Publisher:
- Paris: Le Charivari, n.d. [1840?]
- Open Library:
- View record.
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 dancing poses.