1700
54.9 x 35.6 cm (21 5/8 x 14 in.)
[Christie's, London, November 29, 1977, lot 197] sold; to Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 102, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010
Brownish red and black chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: graphite
18th centuryFrenchBrown ink, gray wash, and graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down
18th centuryFrenchWatercolor on white antique laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchGraphite on white wove paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchBrownish red chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: graphite
18th centuryFrenchVerso: watercolor and black ink over traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on off-white antique laid paper, laid down on off-white laid paper with blue antique laid paper borders adhered to face, framing lines in brown ink
18th centuryFrenchBlack ink, brown wash, and watercolor over traces of black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue antique laid paper borders adhered to face
18th centuryFrenchRed chalk on light-tan antique laid paper, joined and pieced with the artist's corrections on seven additional irregular pieces of the same paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on a Mariette mount
18th centuryFrenchBrown wash, watercolor and white gouache over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on off-white laid paper
18th centuryFrench