Scene from Ancient History
DrawingsFrench19th century

Scene from Ancient History

19th century

Artists

Jacques-Messidor BoisseauArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black ink and gray wash over traces of black chalk, laid down on off-white antique laid paper
Culture
French
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

48.2 x 38.8 cm (19 x 15 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Paul J. Haldeman, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2002, inv. no. 2002.95.96

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