DrawingsFrench18th century

Profile Portrait of a Man

18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and red chalks, and gouache on antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

10.8 x 8.3 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.184

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