DrawingsFrench19th century

A Suit of Armor

19th century

Artists

Jean-Louis-Ernest MeissonierArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink, gray wash, and gouache on off-white wove paper, slightly darkened

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

sight: 22.6 x 14.5 cm (8 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Jay Gould. [Duveen] sold; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA, by 1927, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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