18th century
Bound 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 centuryFrenchRed and brown chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue paper adhered to face
18th centuryFrenchGray ink, gray and brown wash on white laid paper, laid down to blue antique paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack ink, brown wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black ink, laid down on a decorated mount
18th centuryFrenchBlack crayon and gray wash on off-white laid paper, laid down to pale green laid paper
18th centuryFrenchGray ink and black and pink wash on white antique laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchBlack and white chalk on blue 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 centuryFrenchBrown chalk on cream laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in red chalk
18th centuryFrenchPastel on paper, wrapped around and adhered to canvas
18th centuryFrench