18th century
21.9 × 12.7 cm (8 5/8 × 5 in.)
Possibly Dr. John Gilbert; Swetzoff Gallery, Boston, sold; to Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund, inv. no. 1955.18
Black chalk over graphite on cream antique laid paper paper, squared in black chalk
18th centuryFrenchRed chalk counterproof on cream antique laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper, framing line in black ink
18th centuryFrenchWatercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper
18th centuryFrenchBrown and black ink, gray and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on off-white antique laid paper, laid down
18th centuryFrenchGraphite, gouache, and watercolor on white wove paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchRed chalk and graphite with guidelines in red chalk and graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in red chalk, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue antique laid paper border adhered to face
18th centuryFrenchColored chalks over black chalk and graphite on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on a decorated mount
18th-19th centuryFrenchBrown ink on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on a decorated mount
18th centuryFrenchBlack ink on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink
18th-19th centuryFrenchPen with black and brown ink, gray wash, watercolor, and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue paper strips adhered to face, framing lines in black ink
18th centuryFrenchWatercolor and black ink over traces of graphite on off-white antique laid paper, adhered to cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack ink, gray wash, and graphite on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink
18th centuryFrench