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 on off-white antique laid paper, adhered to gray antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBrown wash over graphite; verso: graphite
18th centuryFrenchRed chalk and traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in red chalk, guidelines in graphite, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue antique laid paper border adhered to face
18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on off-white antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack ink and brown wash over black chalk on toned cream antique laid paper, laid down on laid paper, framing lines in brown ink
18th centuryFrenchBrown crayon on oiled beige antique laid paper, mounted on cream laid paper
18th centuryFrenchGray ink and gray wash over black chalk on off-white laid paper, laid down to pale green laid paper with folio 3a
18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on off-white antique laid paper adhered to gray antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBrown ink, brown wash, and white gouache over black chalk on tan antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink, laid down on card and off-white paper
17th-18th centuryFrenchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on a decorated mount, framing lines in black ink
18th centuryFrenchBrown and gray wash over graphite on toned cream antique laid paper, laid down on a tan card, framing lines in brown ink
18th centuryFrenchBrown ink on off-white antique laid paper; verso: graphite
18th centuryFrench