18th century
22.7 x 15.3 cm (8 15/16 x 6 in.)
[Christie's, New York, January 30, 1998, lot 248] sold; to Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 107, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010
Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper
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18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on off-white antique laid paper
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18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on off-white antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchRed chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: graphite
18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on off-white antique laid paper
18th centuryFrench