DrawingsFrench18th century

The Italian Doctor Facing Left

18th century

Artists

Claude GillotArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on cream paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

20.4 × 14 cm (8 1/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. Augustus Mills, New York, by 1974, sold [through Christie’s, London, December 9, 1982, lot 221]. Private collector, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

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