DrawingsFrench18th century

Scene from Roman History (?)

18th century

Artists

Louis-Félix de La RueArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink, brown wash and graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black ink, laid down on a decorated mount

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 26.4 x 42.2 cm (10 3/8 x 16 5/8 in.)

Provenance

François Renaud, Paris (Lugt 1042). Robert Gilmor, Jr., Baltimore, MD; to his estate, 1848; to probably Gardner L. Chandler, Salem, MA; to John Witt Randall, Boston, MA, bequest; to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892, gift; to Harvard University, 1892

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