c. 1776
19.2 x 12.3 cm (7 9/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Red chalk on light green antique laid paper; verso: reddened
18th centuryFrenchBlack ink and brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack ink and gray wash over black chalk on white laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchBlack chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper; verso: black chalk
18th centuryFrenchBrown ink on off-white antique laid paper; verso: graphite
18th centuryFrenchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue paper strips adhered to face
18th centuryFrenchPastel on paper, wrapped around and adhered to canvas
18th centuryFrenchBound folio volume, three-quarters green parchment binding, green marbled boards, rubbed at all edges, upper cover seperated at spine. Inscribed in black ink along spine: Dessins. The folios are off-white modern laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchVerso: watercolor and black ink over traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBrown ink and brown wash over traces of black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink
18th centuryFrenchWatercolor and black ink over traces of graphite on off-white antique laid paper, adhered to cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrench