DrawingsFrench17th century

René de Longueil, Marquis de Maisons

c. 1660

Artists

Robert NanteuilArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on parchment, framing lines in black ink, mounted

Culture

French

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

16.8 × 12.5 cm (6 5/8 × 4 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Possibly Gilbert Paignon-Dijonval (1708-1792), Paris, possibly by descent; to his grandson, Charles-Gilbert Terray, Victome Morel de Vindé, Paris and La Celle Saint-Cloud (1759-1842), by descent and possibly sold [through their sale, Paris, 1810 and following years]. Alfred Normand (1910-1993), Paris, by descent; to Normand family, Paris. [Galerie de Bayser, Paris], sold; to Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Boston, by 2001, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018

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