c. 1896
18 x 15.6 cm (7 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
[Lucien Goldschmidt, New York], sold; to Richard B. Sisson, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 2005
Graphite on cream wove paper, darkened
19th-20th centuryFrenchBlack crayon and graphite, squared in black crayon, on off-white antique laid paper; verso: squared in graphite
19th centuryFrenchBlack chalk, charcoal, and red chalk on off-white wove paper, adhered to a decorated mount
18th-19th centuryFrenchGraphite and black crayon on off-white antique laid paper; verso: black crayon
19th centuryFrenchBlack ink on tan paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack chalk counterproof on white wove paper
19th centuryFrenchWatercolor, black crayon, white chalk, and white gouache on cream wove paper
19th centuryFrenchGraphite on cream modern laid paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack chalk, black crayon, with touches of graphite and white chalk corrections, scraping and extensive stumping, on cream wove paper, darkened
19th centuryFrenchGraphite on off-white wove paper
19th-20th centuryFrenchGray wash
19th centuryFrenchAlbum of cream wove paper containing twelve drawings in brown and black ink with brown wash on cream wove paper (adhered to album leaves) for illustrations to the Fables of Jean-Pierre-Claris Florian. There are framing lines around each drawing in black and red ink. The album was bound by Chambolle-Duru in red leather with gilt decorations on the exterior, blue leather with gilt decorations on the interior, and marbled endpapers.
19th centuryFrench