19th-20th century
39.2 x 55.8 cm (15 7/16 x 21 15/16 in.)
Gift (?) of the artist to Denman W. Ross; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1917.
Album 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 centuryFrench
Black ink on cream wove paper
20th centuryFrenchBrown ink and brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalian
Ink on paper
20th centurySwissRed chalk and graphite with guidelines in red chalk and graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue antique laid paper border adhered to face
18th centuryFrenchRed chalk on oiled antique laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchGraphite on cream wove paper
19th centuryAmericanRed chalk on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBlack chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: black crayon
19th centuryFrenchBlack and blue marker on paper
20th centuryGermanBrown ink and touches of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchGraphite and ink on paper
20th centuryGerman