DrawingsFrench18th century

Farm Courtyard

18th century

Artists

François BoucherArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on off-white wove paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.9 x 27.9 cm (7 13/16 x 11 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. Alan L. Corey, New York and Glen Head, sold; [Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, December 7, 1974, lot 585, repr. (as attributed to François Boucher) sold; to Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 110, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010

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