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 prominent figure of the Paris Carnival from 1830 to 1850. As the organizer of the Bal Chicard, he is depicted here wearing a plumed helmet and raising both hands aloft, a gesture that appears to have been one of his signature dance moves.

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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 27, 2026 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}