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 over graphite on discolored white paper
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17th-18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk and touches of brown ink on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in black chalk
18th centuryFrenchWatercolor on cream antique laid paper
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18th centuryFrench