DrawingsFrench18th century

Girl Sleeping in Moonlight

18th century

Artists

Charles de La TraverseArtist

Jean-Honoré FragonardPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on cream antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.2 x 17.8 cm (5 9/16 x 7 in.)

Provenance

Bernice Davidson, New York, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998

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