View of the Théâtre des Variétés
Primary TitleView of the Théâatre des Varietés
Artist
Unknown
Printer
Paul André Basset
(French, 1785 - 1819)
Dateca. 1807
MediumLithograph
DimensionsImage: 3 15/16 × 5 5/8 inches (9.98 × 14.3 cm)
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 9 3/4 inches (19.69 × 24.77 cm)
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 9 3/4 inches (19.69 × 24.77 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.292
Signednone
InscribedPrinted on sheet recto, bottom, in black ink: "VUE DU THÉÂTRE DES VARIETÉTÉS / Sure le Boulevard Montmartre. / A Paris chez Basset rue St. Jacques No. 64. Déposé."
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "Avant 1807." / "FGREH"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of people milling about outside of a theater; the sidewalk is lined with a perfect row leafy green trees and a horse drawn carriage can be seen lower right. The men's jackets are colored blue; ladies' dresses are pink.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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