DrawingsFrench18th century

Bust of a Man

c. 1760

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Augustin de Saint-AubinPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.3 x 11.1 cm (5 5/8 x 4 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby's, New York, January 27, 1999, lot 153 (as attributed to Augustin de Saint-Aubin)]. Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 97, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010

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