DrawingsFrench19th century

The Amazon

19th century

Artists

Constantin GuysArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown and grey wash, watercolor over graphite on cream paper

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

37.5 x 44 cm (14 3/4 x 17 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Madeleine D . . .. Baron Napoleon Gourgand. [Paul Rosenberg] sold; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA, by 1929, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1959

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