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

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

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

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

Black and red chalk with traces of white gouache on cream antique laid paper, laid down on a decorated mount, upper right edge made up

Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white gouache on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper

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

Brown ink, gray and brown wash, and white gouache over graphite on tan 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

Colored chalks on cream antique laid paper, laid down on off-white antique laid paper

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on light tan antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink, laid down on cream antique laid paper