DrawingsFrench19th century

Portrait of Torquato Tasso

1810

Artists

Félix BoisselierArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on greenish-gray wove paper

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 8.6 x 6.4 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Achille Leclère. Achille Lecère and heirs Mme Fassier. Claude Darton, Avignon. Unidentified Dealer, Paris. Lucien Goldschmidt, New York. Mrs. Jacob M. Kaplan, New York.

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