17th century
15.1 x 21 cm (5 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Charles-Philippe, Marquis de Chennevières-Pointel, Paris and Bellême (Lugt 2072), sold [through his sale, expert P. Roblin, Paris, April 4-7, 1900, lot 28]. Sold [Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 2, 1902, lot 13. Albert Léon Victor Finot, Troyes (Lugt 3627), sold [through his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 5, 1982, lot 88]. Claudius Mathias de Jonge, Paris (Lugt 4328). Private collection, France. Sold [through Hôtel Drouot, December 20, 1994, lot 30]. Michel Gierzod, Paris, by 1995, sold; to Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Boston, inv. no. D-F-9, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999
Black chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchBrown ink, brown wash, and white gouache over traces of graphite on dark cream antique laid paper prepared with a reddish brown wash, partial framing lines in brown ink, laid down on off-white card
17th centuryFrenchBrown ink, brown wash, and white gouache on blue paper, discolored to brown, laid down, framing lines in black ink
17th-18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchGraphite on cream antique laid paper
17th-18th centuryFrenchBlack and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, partially incised, partial framing lines in black chalk, laid down on Japan paper, drum mounted to cream card
17th centuryFrenchPen with black ink and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink
17th-18th centuryFrenchWatercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper, extended on three sides on the upper left and right, framing lines in red chalk and brown ink
17th-18th centuryFrenchGraphite on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchColored chalks on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, with cream antique laid paper strips adhered to face
16th-17th centuryFrenchBrown ink on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchBrown ink and graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, framing lines in brown ink
17th centuryFrench