DrawingsFrench18th century

Langouste (Spiny Lobster)

18th century

Artists

Jean-Baptiste OudryArtist

Peeter BoelArtist after

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15.9 x 26.6 cm (6 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Two unidentified collector's mark (their marks, lower right, brown and blue ink); Darton, Avignon, sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1952, inv. no. 1952.89

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