DrawingsFrench17th century

Allegorical Figures of Painting and Literature

17th century

Artists

Abraham BosseArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red and black chalk, brown wash, and white gouache on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

44.3 x 27.8 cm (17 7/16 x 10 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Christopher Powney, London, sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1964, inv. no. 1964.87

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