Dodichet...began by taking the dancer in his arms and waltzing
Date1904
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
Illustration CitationAdhémar, by Charles Paul de Kock (Boston: Frederick J. Quinby Co., 1904).
MediumInk, charcoal, and gouache on board
Dimensionscomposition: 12 1/8 × 8 in. (30.8 × 20.3 cm)
sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 3/16 in. (35.9 × 25.9 cm)
sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 3/16 in. (35.9 × 25.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1980
Object number1980-100
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn 1902 Sloan was commissioned by the Boston company Frederick J. Quinby to illustrate a complete set of the novels of the French author Charles Paul de Kock. Immersing himself in the project for four years, Sloan strove in his drawings to capture the aura of Paris in 1825-40 so that his pictures would successfully echo the world of Dodichet and Adelaide portrayed in De Kock's fiction. He later wrote, "I studied the life and customs of France and Paris so thoroughly that I know every street in Paris from old maps. I bought old books on costume and architecture, read widely about the 1840 period..." The De Kock series was issued in a limited edition of twelve and sold by subscription only. Sloan purchased for his own collection the Saint Gervais edition which was bound in red cloth and contained no less than fifty-two of his etchings.This drawing was reproduced as a photogravure in the book.
Louis John Rhead
1921
