c. 1858
31.4 x 22.9 cm (12 3/8 x 9 in.)
Edmond de Gas (the artist's nephew), Paris, by descent; to Jeanne Fèvre (the artist's niece) [1], Nice. [Charles E. Slatkin, New York], sold; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, February 23, 1956, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum. [1] Evidence suggests Jeanne Fèvre was still alive in 1949; see "Mon Oncle Degas," Jeanne Fèvre and Pierre Borel, Éditions Pierre Cailler, Geneva, 1949, p. 10.
Brown ink and brown wash, black ink border, on cream paper mounted to card
19th centuryFrenchBlack chalk counterproof on off-white antique laid paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack ink on tracing paper, darkened and mounted to laid paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack and white chalk and brown ink on faded blue laid paper
19th centuryFrenchBrown ink on tracing paper, darkened and mounted to laid paper
19th centuryFrenchGraphite
19th centuryFrenchBrown ink, white gouache, brown wash, and graphite on tan wove paper with ruled lines, laid down
19th centuryFrenchBlack ink and wash on beige paper
19th centuryFrenchBrown ink on cream paper, laid down on beige paper
19th centuryFrench
Charcoal and white chalk on yellow wove paper
19th-20th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on cream paper, laid down
18th-19th centuryFrench53 drawings, studies of liturgical objects, Renaissance tombs, and church interiors
19th centuryFrench