18th century
36.3 x 20.4 cm (14 5/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Baron Roger Portalis (Lugt 2232), Paris. [Christie’s, New York, January 10, 1990, lot 147 (as Pierre)]. [Christie’s, New York, January 10, 1996, lot 238], sold; to Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Boston, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 1999.
Black chalk on beige laid paper
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18th centuryFrench