Young Woman from Valence (c. 1862): Art, History and Details

Young Woman from Valence (c. 1862) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the 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.

Object facts

• Title: Young Woman from Valence
• Date: c. 1862
• Creator attribution: Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Drawing
• Technique: brush and brown ink and graphite with stumping with touches of white gouache on sturdy weight wove paper
• Dimensions: Sheet: 28.7 x 22.1 cm (11 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
• Collection: DR - French
• Department: Drawings
• Accession number: 2019.64

A detail from the museum

This drawing probably relates to one of the many illustrations of young women from Valencia that Gustave Doré contributed to the travel journal Le Tour du Monde.

Collection credit

Bequest of Muriel Butkin

View the collection record

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