17th century
20.2 x 15.7 cm (7 15/16 x 6 3/16 in.)
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.
Black, red, and white chalk on blue antique laid paper
17th-18th centuryFrenchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper
17th-18th centuryFrenchColored chalks on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, with cream antique laid paper strips adhered to face
16th-17th centuryFrenchGray wash and graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink
17th centuryFrenchRed and black chalk, gray and red-chalk wash, and touches of brown wash on cream antique laid paper, framing lines and guidelines in red chalk, laid down on off-white paper, laid down on a decorated mount, laid down on blue-green wove paper
17th centuryFrenchBrown ink and brown wash over traces of red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on a decorated mount
17th centuryFrenchColored chalks on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, with cream antique laid paper strips adhered to face
16th-17th centuryFrenchGraphite with gold paint and white gouache over red chalk on parchment, framing lines in gold paint and graphite, laid down on off-white card, laid down on a decorated mount
17th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchBlack, red and white chalk on tan antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchBlack ink, gray wash, and white gouache, over traces of black chalk on light tan antique laid paper, framing lines in black chalk, laid down on heavy tan antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchGraphite on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrench