DrawingsFrench19th century

Four Figures in Renaissance Dress

19th century

Artists

Merry-Joseph BlondelArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor over graphite on white wove paper

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 15 x 15.9 cm (5 7/8 x 6 1/4 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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