18th century
33.5 x 29 cm (13 3/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on a decorated mount, framing lines in brown ink
18th centuryFrenchGraphite on cream antique laid paper, framing lines, incised; verso: rubbed with red-brown chalk
18th centuryFrenchCharcoal or black chalk and brown wash on cream anqtique laid paper
18th-19th 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 centuryFrenchGray wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on off-white antique laid paper, adhered to tan antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchParchment covered album with 96 bird studies executed in black ink and watercolor on 83 leaves of off-white antique laid paper (43 x 34.5 cm.). Some drawings have been pasted into the album, others were drawn directly on the album leaves.
18th centuryFrenchWatercolor on cream antique laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchColored chalks on faded blue antique laid paper, laid down on blue wove paper
18th centuryFrenchBrown ink, brown and gray wash, black chalk, and white gouache on cream antique laid paper, partial framing lines in black chalk, laid down on a decorated mount
18th centuryFrenchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in red chalk, brown ink, and graphite
18th centuryFrenchRed chalk counterproof heightened with white chalk on toned tan antique laid paper
18th centuryFrench