DrawingsFrench18th century

A Group of Trees

c. 1709

Artists

Jean-Antoine WatteauArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in red chalk, brown ink, and graphite

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

12.1 x 25.9 cm (4 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Marian H. Phinney, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Marian H. Phinney, inv. no. 1962.25

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