DrawingsFrench18th century

Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon

18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk on cream laid paper, framing lines in graphite

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Agnes Mongan, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1991, inv. no. 1991.155

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