18th century
23.9 x 19.4 cm (9 7/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
[Christie's, London, April 11, 1978, lot 137, pl. 43] sold; to Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 91, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010
Brown ink and brown wash over graphite with guidelines in graphite on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on cream paper, laid down
18th-19th centuryFrenchGray and black-ink wash and white opaque watercolor and traces of black chalk on blue laid paper, drum mounted to cream card
18th centuryFrenchRed and black chalk on cream paper
18th centuryFrenchVerso: watercolor and black ink over traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBrown wash over traces of black chalk on off-white antique laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack and white chalk on faded blue antique laid paper, laid down on heavy off-white laid paper
17th-18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBrown ink on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue paper strips adhered to face
18th centuryFrenchgraphite and brown wash on cream modern laid paper, laid down to blue antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchGraphite on cream antique laid paper; verso: graphite and black chalk
18th centuryFrench