Study Sheet (c. 1870–80): Art, History and Details

Study Sheet (c. 1870–80) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Alfred Dehodencq (French, 1822–1882).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Alfred Dohodencq was a prolific draftsman, often combining multiple sketches on a single page as seen here. At right, an intimate sketch of a boy—perhaps the artist’s son—appears in watercolor, alongside a cavalier drawn in pen and ink. Over the man and his horse, the artist lightly penciled in a face with closed eyes, perhaps reusing the sheet for another composition.

Object facts

• Title: Study Sheet
• Date: c. 1870–80
• Creator attribution: Alfred Dehodencq (French, 1822–1882)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Drawing
• Technique: pen and dark brown ink, watercolor with graphite on lightweight wove paper
• Dimensions: Sheet: 18.5 x 22 cm (7 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
• Collection: DR - French
• Department: Drawings
• Accession number: 2018.1060

A detail from the museum

Dehodencq used drawing as a means to record his travels throughout France, Spain, and Morocco.

Collection credit

Bequest of Muriel Butkin

View the collection record

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