A Parisian Ball, Dancing at the Mabille, Paris - Drawn by Winslow Homer

A Parisian Ball, Dancing at the Mabille, Paris - Drawn by Winslow Homer
A Parisian Ball, Dancing at the Mabille, Paris - Drawn by Winslow Homer

A Parisian Ball, Dancing at the Mabille, Paris - Drawn by Winslow Homer

DateNovember 23, 1867
Original created by (American painter and illustrator, 1836–1910)
Illustration CitationHarper's Weekly, XI (November 23, 1867): 744
MediumWood engraving
Dimensionscomposition: 9 1/8 × 13 5/8 in. (23.2 × 34.6 cm)
sheet: 10 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (27.6 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1988
Object number1988-46
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ClassificationsPRINT
Label TextAfter his years as an illustrator of Civil War scenes, Winslow Homer visited Paris, where he exhibited his paintings. When he returned to New York, he published scenes of Parisian life, including this view of the Mabille, a dance pavilion.