DrawingsFrench18th-19th century

Dido and Aeneas

18th-19th century

Artists

Félix BoisselierArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on oiled antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 13.3 x 20 cm (5 1/4 x 7 7/8 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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