DrawingsFrench18th century

Study of a Seated Woman

c. 1742

Artists

Charles-Joseph NatoireArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and white chalk with framing lines in black ink on blue antique laid paper, laid down on off-white laid paper and mounted to white wove card

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

31.6 x 23.8 cm (12 7/16 x 9 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Fogg Art Museum, 1978, inv. no. 1978.524

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