Young Woman from Valence
Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883)
c. 1862
- Medium
- brush and brown ink and graphite with stumping with touches of white gouache on sturdy weight wove paper
- Classification
- Drawing
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 28.7 x 22.1 cm (11 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
- Culture
- France, 19th century
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
Gustave Doré was a prolific illustrator, contributing to a wide range of books and periodicals. This drawing likely relates to depictions of Spain that he made for Le Tour du Monde, a French travel journal, following extended exploration throughout the country. Doré’s images of Spanish culture were published in installments over the course of about a decade. Here, a young woman, probably from Valencia, is seen in profile, wearing a large earring and distinctive shawl.
