Diogenes and Alexander
DrawingsFrench18th century

Diogenes and Alexander

18th century

Artists

Hubert François Bourguignon GravelotArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black and brown ink, and brown wash over graphite, with touches of white gouache, on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink
Culture
French
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

13.7 x 8.8 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.)

Provenance

J. Alexander. John Witt Randall, Boston, MA, bequest; to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892, gift; to Harvard University, 1892

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