c. 1760-1780
50.7 x 38.8 cm (19 15/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
[Sotheby's, London, July 3, 1996, lot 152] sold; to Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 115, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010
Black chalk with touches of white chalk on faded antique laid paper
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18th centuryFrench