18th century
19.9 x 27.9 cm (7 13/16 x 11 in.)
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
Black, red, and white chalk on tan antique laid paper
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18th centuryFrenchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper
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17th-18th centuryFrench