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
Black ink and gray wash over traces of black crayon on off-white laid paper, laid down to pale green laid paper with folio 6a
18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk, black ink, brown wash, white gouache, watercolor, and traces of graphite on toned cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack ink and gray wash over black chalk on white laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchBlack ink, brown wash and white gouache over graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black ink, laid down on a decorated mount
18th centuryFrenchBrown ink and brown wash with traces of red chalk on cream antique laid paper, adhered to blue wove card
18th centuryFrenchBrown and black ink, gray and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on off-white antique laid paper, laid down
18th centuryFrenchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper
17th-18th centuryFrenchGraphite on cream laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchBrush and pale and dark gray wash over black chalk on white laid paper. Verso: brush and brown and pale and dark gray wash over black chalk
18th-19th centuryFrenchBrown ink and brown wash over black chalk and graphite on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrench