DrawingsFrench17th century

The Birth of the Virgin

17th century

Artists

Jacques StellaArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gray wash over traces of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink

Culture

French

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

irregular: 26.8 x 17.3 cm (10 9/16 x 6 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Melvin R. Seiden, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1990, inv. no. 1990.52

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