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Constantin Guys

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Watercolor and ink drawing of two women in fashionable dresses holding fans, one in blue and one in brown.

Two Women with Fans

19th century

Pen and watercolor drawing of two women in bonnets walking arm in arm past a lamppost and men in top hats.

Two Grisettes

19th century

Watercolor of two officers in dark tunics and blue shakos, one holding a sabre, with soldiers sketched behind them.

Officers of the Guard

19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman in a white bonnet and cape standing in a shadowed doorway.

Woman Standing in a Doorway

19th century

Loose watercolor of two seated women in pale bodices and blue skirts against a dark interior wall.

Two Soubrettes

19th century

Ink and wash drawing of a woman in a dark voluminous dress and elaborate hairstyle, with men in top hats on a city street beh

A Lady in a Bonnet and Coat

19th century

Watercolor sketch of a two-horse carriage carrying two women with a parasol and two men in top hats.

Women in a Carriage

19th century

Loose grey and brown wash drawing of men in top hats and women in long dresses strolling under trees in a park.

Walking in the Park

19th century

Grey wash drawing of a woman in a full dark dress with ruffled sleeves, arms akimbo, beside a pale wall corner.

Woman with Arms Akimbo

19th century

Watercolor of a woman in a tiered red and blue gown with a large yellow bow at her waist, against a grey background.

Woman in a Tiered Gown with a Large Bow

19th century

Loose watercolor of two women in long dark dresses walking beneath trees, one with a blue collar.

Two Ladies Taking a Walk

19th century

Pen and ink sketch with watercolor of two women in cloaks and bonnets and a man in a top hat.

Two Women and a Man with a Top Hat and a Monocle

19th century

Grey wash drawing of two women in full skirts seated in armchairs in an interior room.

Two Seated Women

19th century

Watercolor sketch of a horse pulling a carriage with a reclining woman and a standing man in a top hat.

Winter Drive

19th century

Watercolor and ink drawing of fashionably dressed men and women in blue gowns and dark coats in an interior, dated 1852.

Leaving the Theater

19th century

Grey wash drawing of children playing in a room, one holding a stick, with seated and standing adults in an interior.

Children Playing Horse and Carriage

19th century

Watercolor and ink drawing of top-hatted men and crinoline-gowned women meeting in a park, with a carriage behind.

Meeting in the Park

ca. 1860

Gray wash drawing of a crowded civic celebration seen from ramparts, with a large building, carriages, soldiers, and annotati

The Visit of Napoléon III to Boulogne-sur-Mer

19th century

Grey wash drawing of mounted guards escorting an ornate carriage past a wall with flags, by Constantin Guys.

The Senator Returning from the Vatican

ca. 1865

Ink and wash drawing of a carriage with two horses, a coachman on the box, and a standing groom beside a city building.

Carriage with Driver and Groom: Autumn

1805

Pen and watercolor drawing of a blue carriage with two brown horses, a driver on the box and a groom in livery.

Carriage with Driver and Groom: Spring

1805

Watercolor sketch of a state carriage in procession with mounted guards in plumed helmets and liveried attendants.

The Duchess of Kent's State Carriage

1805

Ink and wash sketch of a seated man smoking a hookah beside a standing attendant, with tents and seated men behind.

The Croatian Portative Narguilé

1855

Brown wash drawing of an open carriage pulled by two horses, with a top-hatted man and feathered-bonneted women riding inside

An Open Carriage

1805

Pen and grey wash drawing of a mounted officer in a plumed shako leading soldiers and riders in a military parade.

Military Parade

1805

Watercolor of three horseback riders seen from behind on a country road, including a woman in blue and a man in a top hat.

Promenade in the Bois

1805

Pen and ink sketch of a crowded stagecoach with top-hatted passengers pulled by galloping horses along a road.

The Brighton Coach

1805

Ink and wash sketch of top-hatted riders on horseback beside a carriage with two seated figures and horses.

Riders and Equipage

n.d.

Watercolor sketch of an encampment with white tents, a decorated horse, soldiers in uniform, and women in dark dresses.

The Queen

1805

Ink and watercolor drawing of a woman in a pale gown standing among seated figures in a crowded interior under lamps.

Officers and Courtesans in an Interior

19th century

Pen and watercolor sketch of elegant figures at a reception, with women in gowns and men in dark coats.

Reception

1850/1855

Grey wash drawing of two women in full skirts and upswept hair, with sketched figures behind them.

Two Women of Pleasure

1860s?