19th century
actual: 29.1 x 33 cm (11 7/16 x 13 in.)
Graphite and white chalk on off-white wove paper
19th centuryFrenchBrown ink, brown and grey wash, watercolor over graphite on cream paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack crayon on off-white antique laid paper
19th centuryFrenchWatercolor and graphite
19th-20th centuryFrenchCrayon on paper
19th centuryFrenchAlbum of cream wove paper containing twelve drawings in brown and black ink with brown wash on cream wove paper (adhered to album leaves) for illustrations to the Fables of Jean-Pierre-Claris Florian. There are framing lines around each drawing in black and red ink. The album was bound by Chambolle-Duru in red leather with gilt decorations on the exterior, blue leather with gilt decorations on the interior, and marbled endpapers.
19th centuryFrenchGraphite on off-white antique laid paper
19th centuryFrenchWatercolor on cream antique laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchBrown ink, brown wash, and graphite on cream wove paper
19th centuryFrenchGraphite on white modern laid paper
19th centuryFrenchGraphite on off-white wove paper
19th centuryFrench