Catherine de Medici Entertaining the Polish Ambassadors in the Tuileries Gardens

Colored chalks on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, with cream antique laid paper strips adhered to face

Colored chalks on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, with cream antique laid paper strips adhered to face

Black ink and gray wash on parchment

Brown ink, brown wash, and white gouache over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink, laid down on blue wove paper

Colored chalks on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, with cream antique laid paper strips adhered to face

Black ink, gray wash, and black chalk on parchment, guidelines in black chalk

Brown ink and brown wash, and black chalk with touches of graphite on toned antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink

Brown ink with gray-brown wash over black chalk, with touches of white gouache, on cream antique laid paper, squared in black chalk, framing lines in brown ink

Brown ink, brown wash, black chalk, and white gouache on toned cream antique laid paper

Colored chalks on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, with cream antique laid paper strips adhered to face

Brown ink and brown wash and graphite with touches of red chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: brown ink and red chalk

Colored chalks on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, with cream antique laid paper strips adhered to face