Muse of the tavern, 1864

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Gift of Mrs. Charles C. Bovey, 1924expand_more  P.10,194

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This lithograph is extremely rare, even as printed in Le Charivari, the context shown here. The beautiful barmaid is shown with downcast eyes as she moves about the tavern. Her bustled skirt has knocked over a customer's drink, but few of the men seem concerned about this fact.

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Details
Title
Muse of the tavern
Artist Life
1808–1879
Role
Artist
Accession Number
P.10,194
Provenance
Sarah Bernhardt, Paris (until d. 1923; her sale, part 2, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, July 23, 1923, part of 27 albums in no. 723). [Weyhe Gallery, New York, until 1924; sold 27 albums, for $600, to Bovey for MIA]; Mrs. Charles C. Bovey, Minneapolis (1924; gave 27 albums to MIA)
Catalogue Raisonne
L.D. 3260 ii/ii; HD 579
Curator Approved

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