DrawingsFrench18th century

Antique Relief

18th century

Artists

Jean Le PautreArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper, laid down on off-white wove paper, framing lines in black ink

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

17.2 x 56.8 cm (6 3/4 x 22 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.230

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