DrawingsFrench18th century

Standing Man Dressed for a Ball

after 1725

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

François JoullainArtist after

Claude GillotArtist after

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red and black chalk on cream paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

12.4 × 7.9 cm (4 7/8 × 3 1/8 in.)

Provenance

[Unidentified auction], sold; to private collector, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

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