Constantin Guys

French · 1802–1892 · Painter, Draughtsman

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La TerrasseLempertz · May 2023€6,930≈ $7,490≈ £6,018Sign up to see
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French painter (1802-1892)

Born 1802, VlissingenDied 1892, ParisOccupation Painter, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q662943 ↗ULAN 500002003 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as c. guys, Const. Guys, Constantin Ernest Adolphe Hyacinthe Guys, Constantin Guys, (Ernest Adolphe Hyacinthe Constantin), Ernest Adolphe Hyacinthe Constantin Guys, Ernestus Adolphus Hyacinthus Constantinus Guys, Ernst-Adolphe-Hyacinthe-Constantin Guys, konstantin guys

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Constantin Guys, A Parisienne Seen from the Back — **A Parisienne Seen from the Back**1850s(?) · graphite, brown ink, gray and brown wash on buff wove paper darkened through exposure to light
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …

Constantin Guys, Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress — **Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress**ca. 1863 (?) · Pen and brown ink with watercolor wash on off-white wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …

Constantin Guys, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the Second of December — **Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the Second of December**1851–55 · Graphite, brown ink, and gray wash on off-white wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …

Constantin Guys, Women Dancing in a Brothel — **Women Dancing in a Brothel**ca. 1865 · Brown ink and gray wash on off-white, heavy wove paper mounted on cardboard
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …

Constantin Guys, A Carriage in London — **A Carriage in London**1848–56 · Pen and brown ink with watercolor over graphite on heavy buff wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …

Constantin Guys, Woman Standing in a Doorway — **Woman Standing in a Doorway**19th century · Pen and brown ink, brown and black wash, over traces of graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…

Constantin Guys, Cavalier and Two Ladies on Horseback — **Cavalier and Two Ladies on Horseback**watercolor
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Myron A. Hofer in memory of his …

Constantin Guys, Carriage with Driver and Groom: Autumn — **Carriage with Driver and Groom: Autumn**pen and brown ink and watercolor
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection — Open Acc…

Constantin Guys, Carriage with Driver and Groom: Spring — **Carriage with Driver and Groom: Spring**pen and brown ink and watercolor
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection — Open Acc…

Constantin Guys, The Duchess of Kent's State Carriage — **The Duchess of Kent's State Carriage**watercolor over graphite
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection — Open Acc…

Constantin Guys, An Open Carriage — **An Open Carriage**black wash on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…

Constantin Guys, Military Parade — **Military Parade**pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…

Constantin Guys, Drawing — **Drawing**1851
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Constantin Guys, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Constantin Guys, Woman in a Blue Dress (recto) — **Woman in a Blue Dress (recto)**
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Constantin Guys, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Constantin Guys, A Stop in the Park — **A Stop in the Park**
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Constantin Guys, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Constantin Guys, War Encampment Scene (verso) — **War Encampment Scene (verso)**
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Constantin Guys, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Constantin Guys, Two Women in Yellow Kerchiefs — **Two Women in Yellow Kerchiefs**n.d. · Brush and watercolor, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collectio…

Constantin Guys, Reception — **Reception**1850/1855 · Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collectio…

Constantin Guys, Three-Quarter Length Portrait of a Woman — **Three-Quarter Length Portrait of a Woman**1865/70 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Robert Allerton — public domain (CC0)

Constantin Guys, Two Women — **Two Women**c. 1840 · Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collectio…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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