Street Scene (recto); Sketches (verso)

Also known as: Street Scene

Inscriptions

Signed in black ink, lower left: G. Dore; verso, slight graphic sketch of a woman's head; verso, inscribed in graphite, lower center: Charles Aug. Victor/Doerr 1815-1894/In another hand, in graphite: Ch. V. Doerr/eleve de Cogniet/1821-1880

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883)
Date: c. 1848–49
Medium: pen and brown ink and gray wash with white (recto); graphite (verso)
Dimensions: Sheet: 25.2 x 40.4 cm (9 15/16 x 15 7/8 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: Drawings
Credit line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Accession no.: 2015.448

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Street Scene (recto); Sketches (verso)

Inscriptions

Quick Overview

More by Gustave Doré in museum collections

Alpine Scene

The Princess is Held Captive

The Giants are Captured

Fairy Land