18th century
29.3 x 49.8 cm (11 9/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
Sale, Paris, Drouot, 23 November 1927, lot 65 (as Charles-Joseph Natoire); Jean Masson, Haute-Marne; Henri Baderou, Rouen; Dr. Fritz B. Talbot, Brookline, MA, gift (1); to Fogg Art Museum, 1953, inv. no. 1953.90 Note: (1) A handwritten letter dated 10 November 1953 from Baderou to Talbot in the curatorial file cites both the 1927 Drouot sale and the provenance from Masson.
Black and white chalk on blue paper faded to tan
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