DrawingsFrench18th century

Bust of a Young Woman Looking to the Left

18th century

Artists

François BoucherArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Colored chalks on buff antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

24.2 x 17.8 cm (9 1/2 x 7 in.)

Provenance

Private collection, Virginia. [Sotheby's, New York, June 3, 1980, lot 61 (as François Boucher)] sold; to [Christie's, London, April 11, 1978, lot 137, pl. 43] sold; to Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 95, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010

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