Mascarade c. 1831

paulgavarni

print

comic strip sketch

mechanical pen drawing

print

old engraving style

personal sketchbook

idea generation sketch

sketchwork

pen-ink sketch

pen work

sketchbook drawing

storyboard and sketchbook work

"Mascarade" is a lithograph by the French artist Paul Gavarni, created circa 1831. This satirical print depicts a crowded masquerade ball, filled with individuals in a variety of elaborate costumes and disguises. The scene captures the frivolity and anonymity of such events in 19th-century Parisian society, with Gavarni's characteristic wit and keen observation of human nature.