c. 1853
42.5 x 35 cm (16 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.) framed: 69.9 x 64.1 x 5.1 cm (27 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 2 in.)
Black crayon on cream wove paper
19th centuryFrenchGray wash, black and brown ink, over traces of black chalk on off-white paper
19th centuryFrenchBrown ink, white gouache, brown wash, and graphite on tan wove paper with ruled lines, laid down
19th centuryFrenchBlack and brown ink with brown wash, on cream wove paper, framing lines in black and red ink
19th centuryFrenchCharcoal
19th centuryFrenchAlbum of cream wove paper containing twelve drawings in brown and black ink with brown wash on cream wove paper (adhered to album leaves) for illustrations to the Fables of Jean-Pierre-Claris Florian. There are framing lines around each drawing in black and red ink. The album was bound by Chambolle-Duru in red leather with gilt decorations on the exterior, blue leather with gilt decorations on the interior, and marbled endpapers.
19th centuryFrenchTransparent watercolor and graphite on white wove paper
19th centuryFrenchWatercolor and brown ink over black chalk on off-white wove paper
19th centuryFrenchWatercolor and gouache over graphite on brown wove paper; parts of the background have been varnished
19th centuryFrenchWatercolor
19th-20th centuryFrenchBrown wash over graphite on white laid antique paper
19th centuryFrenchWatercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
19th centuryFrench