DrawingsFrench18th century

Man in Oriental Costume Holding a Pipe

18th century

Artists

Charles-André, called Carle VanlooArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue paper strips adhered to face, framing lines in black ink

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

29.7 x 19.4 cm (11 11/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Robert Gilmor, Jr., Baltimore, MD; to his estate, 1848; to probably Gardner L. Chandler, Salem, MA; to John Witt Randall, Boston, MA, bequest; to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892, gift; to Harvard University, 1892.

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