DrawingsFrench18th century

Adoration of the Shepherds

18th century

Artists

Michel-François Dandré-BardonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, and white gouache over black chalk, on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, mounted

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

40.5 × 29.4 cm (15 15/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

Provenance

[Jean-Christophe Baudequin at Galerie Ratton et Ladrière, Paris]. Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Boston, by 1995

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