DrawingsFrench18th-19th century

Three Figures in Renaissance Dress

18th-19th century

Artists

Merry-Joseph BlondelArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown wash over graphite on white wove paper

Culture

French

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

11.2 x 15.2 cm (4 7/16 x 6 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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