Tickets for the Ball
Drawing
1848 (made)
1848 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Two grisettes in an attic room, one sewing interrupted by the other with tickets for a ball. Through a door in the background are two men. A sprig of holly behind a mirror in the background shows it is Christmas.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Tickets for the Ball (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Chalk, sanguine and watercolour, highlighted with white |
| Brief description | Pierre-Numa Bassaget. Tickets for the Ball, French School, c.1848 |
| Physical description | Two grisettes in an attic room, one sewing interrupted by the other with tickets for a ball. Through a door in the background are two men. A sprig of holly behind a mirror in the background shows it is Christmas. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Numa (Signed by artist, bottom left corner) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.809-1936 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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