18th century
55.2 x 40.5 cm (21 3/4 x 15 15/16 in.)
[Lucien Goldschmidt, New York (as French School, second half of 18th century)] sold 1980; to Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 130, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010
Black chalk on cream wove paper
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