DrawingsFrench16th century

François II

16th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

François ClouetArtist after

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Colored chalks on tan antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

34.2 x 23 cm (13 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Therese Kuhn Straus, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1978, inv. no. 1978.21

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