17th century
34.6 × 22.8 cm (13 5/8 × 9 in.)
Possibly Pierre Crozat, Paris; possibly his sale, Paris, Pierre-Jean Mariette, 10 April-13 May 1741, part of lot 1010; Pierre-Jean Mariette, Paris (his mark, L.1852, mount, lower right); his sale, Basan, Paris, 15 November 1775-30 January 1776, possibly part of lot 1179; possibly Augustin Pajou, Paris; Germain Seligman, New York (his mark, L.3863, mount, lower left); Robert M. Light, Santa Barbara (by 1978); Artemis, New York; Seiden and de Cuevas, Inc., New York; Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Melvin R. Seiden Fund and Louise Haskell Daly Fund, inv. no. 1984.589
Gray wash and graphite on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchBrown ink, brown wash, and black chalk, squared in black chalk, on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on cream antique laid paper, partially incised
17th centuryFrenchBlack and white chalk with traces of white gouache on light-tan antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper; verso: red chalk and graphite
17th-18th centuryFrenchBrown ink and brown wash with touches of black chalk and graphite on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchBlack chalk with touches of white chalk on brown paper on tan antique laid paper; verso: black and red chalk
17th centuryFrenchBlack ink, gray and brown wash, white gouache, over black chalk, on light tan antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue antique laid paper strips adhered to face
17th centuryFrenchBlack chalk and brown wash on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchBrown ink, black chalk, and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, partial framing lines in brown ink
17th centuryFrenchBrown ink over red chalk and traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper, squared in red chalk, framing lines in brown ink
17th centuryFrenchBlack and red chalk with gray wash on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink and black chalk, partially incised, verso reddened for transfer
17th centuryFrenchBrown and gray ink, gray wash, and graphite, with touches of white gouache on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink and gray wash
17th centuryFrench