18th century
33.3 x 24.5 cm (13 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
[Galerie Cailleux, Paris] 1983. [Christie's, New York, January 28, 1999, lot 138 (as Deshays)], sold; to Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 131, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010
Black ink, gray wash, and watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on off-white antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack and brown ink, gray wash, over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, incised
17th-18th centuryFrenchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on off-white card
18th centuryFrenchGraphite on off-white laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack and white chalk on tan antique laid paper
17th-18th centuryFrenchBlack ink and brown wash over traces of black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, partially incised; verso: rubbed with red chalk
18th-19th centuryFrenchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in red chalk, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue antique laid paper border adhered to face
18th centuryFrenchBlack ink, two tones of gray wash, and traces of white gouache on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink; verso: black ink and gray wash
17th-18th centuryFrenchBrown ink over black chalk on off-white paper
18th centuryFrenchBrown wash over black chalk and graphite, with touches of white gouache on cream antique laid paper toned with brown wash, with framing lines in black chalk and brown ink
18th centuryFrench